Henry's Songbook

I've been on the road, so long
Been tired and broke, so long
I've been to the south where the winds they were warm
Travelling the road of no return, so long

And I've seen what was war, so long
The ruins and scars, so long
The mansions of mud, the wounds and the blood
Seen the dying of all that was good, so long

This world's in a shroud, so long
A mushrooming cloud, so long
The lies and the greed of the leaders of men
Those cheats who would take us to war again

Yet hope lives in me, so long
For it's love that I see, so long
The courage and strength of the young man's smile
The faith that's in a little child, so long

Yes I've travelled this road, so long
Been tired and broke, so long
I've been to the south where the winds they were warm
Travelling the road of no return, so long

[1981:] Man darf aber nicht vergessen, daß alle traditionellen Lieder irgendwann einmal contemporary songs waren [...]. Ich kann es selbst sehen, denn während des "Aldermaston March" (mit Joan Baez und Donovan) habe ich einen Song geschrieben I've been on the road, so long. Heute gibt es so viele Variationen davon, daß es fast schon ein traditionelles Lied geworden ist. (Alex Campbell, Folk Magazin 3, 13)

Dt. Version Schon so lang von Hannes Wader (T 18/2)