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Written by Ewan MacColl

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The apple’s ripe upon the bough, the orange on the tree;
The hands are black that pick the fruit for you but not for me.

Diamonds shining in the rock, gleaming white and blue;
Ten hours a day in the diamond mines for me but not for you.

A sea of grass and mountain ranges beckoning the free;
A place to walk with head held high for you but not for me.

The burning sun of Africa, the sky that’s always blue;
Apartheid and the pass law for me but not for you.

A big land, a rich land, stretched from sea to sea;
And all the riches of the earth for you but not for me.

A big land, a gracious land, a land where old meets new;
The bullets fired at Sharpeville were for me but not for you.

You’ve planted seeds of fear and hate in all who would be free;
At harvest time the fruit will be for you - and not for me.

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from White Wind, Black Tide, released April 12, 1986
Ewan MacColl - vocals
Peggy Seeger - vocals
Tunde Jegede - Kora
Peggy Seeger - guitar

Produced by Calum MacColl
Engineered by Harun Coombes
Recorded at Falconer Studios, London

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Ewan MacColl London, UK

This site is maintained by the MacColl family, aiming to make Ewan's catalogue available to download.
Ewan MacColl is known to most as a songwriter and singer, but he was also of significant influence in the worlds of theatre and radio broadcasting. His art reached huge numbers through the folk clubs, greater numbers through his recordings and untold millions through the radio. ... more

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