Henry's Songbook

Chorus:
Last night I had the strangest dream
I never dreamed before
I dreamed the world had all agreed
To put an end to war

I dreamed I saw a mighty room
And the room was filled with men
And the paper they were signing said
They'd never fight again

And when the paper was all signed
And a million copies made
They all joined hands, bowed their heads
And grateful prayers were prayed

The people in the streets below
Were dancing round and round
And swords and guns and uniforms
Lay scattered on the ground

(as sung by Iain MacKintosh & Hamish Imlach)

 [1965:] [This was already] some years old when it caught on as an expression of commonsense hopes. (Notes 'Spotlight On The Spinners')

 [1966:] In 1950 young Ed McCurdy came up to the hotel room of the Weavers [...]. He sang us [this] which he'd just made up. The song has never been on the top forty, but has gradually spread throughout much of the world. (Notes Pete Seeger, 'Waist Deep In The Big Muddy')

 [1977:] Das Lied schrieb Ed McCurdy zu Beginn der Ostermarschbewegung in England. (Liederkiste 43)