We All Come From Africa

from Just Down the Road a' Peace by Gray Cox

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This is a Bonus Track originally made available on "Streetlight and Colorado".

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We All Come From Africa

I come from the State of Maine, the place we call Downeast.
Very pretty island . . . you should visit me.
Very pretty mountain, very pretty streams,
fingers of the ocean caressing me.

But we all come from Africa,
all come from Africa,
all come from Africa,
all come from Africa, Africa.

Some headed north, some headed east.
All the way to my home island came the Wabnakis.
Some come on feet, some come on wheels,
some come on wings -- ohh . . . see how it feels!

Many different voices, many different songs.
Many different dreams -- dreams and visitations.
We come from a tree, we come from the ground,
we come from the ocean, we come from a cloud.

Here we are in this crazy state, maybe we'll be here next week.
Or maybe up in the mountains, maybe down by the sea.
Dancing in Life’s details, laughing at our luck,
spinning on this crazy globe -- holding each other up.

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from Just Down the Road a' Peace, released October 11, 2015

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Gray Cox Bar Harbor, Maine

Gray is a singer/songwriter who plays bones and guitar. He is a parent, grandparent, Quaker and philosopher. He teaches at College of the Atlantic in Bar Harbor, Maine is a co-founder of the Quaker Institute for the Future, and works on issues of peace and human ecology. His blog, combining music and social commentary is at breathonthewater.com. ... more

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