Hear the children cryin
But I know they cry not in vain
For now the times are changin
Love buds come to bloom again
Smelling the air, when sprinkled by raindrops
Reminds us of youthful days
But now its not rain, that water the cane crops
But the sweat from mans brow
The substance from our spine
We gotta keep on living, living on borrowed time
Hallelujah time! Yes, you can hear the children singing
Hallelujah time! As they go singing by and by
Hallelujah time! Ooh, hallelujah
Singing in the morning singing
Hallelujah time! Let them sing, dont you let them cry
Over rocks and mountains
The sheep are scattered all around
Over hills and valleys
They are everywhere to be found
But though we bear our burdens now
All afflictions got to end somehow
From swinging the hammer, pulling the plough
Why wont you let us be, to live in harmony?
We like to be free, like birds in a tree
Hallelujah time! Yes, you can hear the children singing
Hallelujah time! As they go singing by and by
Hallelujah time! Ooh, hallelujah
Singing in the morning singing
Let them sing never let them cry
Hallelujah time! Hallelujah, singin in the morning
Hallelujah time! Ooh, hallelujah, singing by and by…