Well, they wouldn't hear your music
And they pulled your paintings down
They wouldn't read your writing
And they banned you from the town
But they couldn't stop you dreaming
And a victory you have won
For you sowed the seeds of freedom
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of freedom
In your daughters and your sons
Well, your weary smile it proudly hides
The chain marks on your hands
As you bravely strive to realize
The rights of everyone
And though your body's bent and low
A victory you have won
For you sowed the seeds of justice
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of justice
In your daughters and your sons
Well, I don't know your religion
But one day I heard you pray
For a world where everyone can work
And children they can play
And though you never got your share
Of the fruits that you have won
You sowed the seeds of equality
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of equality
In your daughters and your sons
Well, they taunted you in Belfast
And they tortured you in Spain
And in that Warsaw ghetto
Where they tied you up in chains
In Vietnam and in Chile
Where they came with tanks and guns
It's there you sowed the seeds of peace
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
It’s there you sowed the seeds of peace
In your daughters and your sons
And now the music's playing
And the writing's on the wall
And all the dreams you painted
Can be seen by one and all
And now you've got them thinking
And the future's just begun
For you sowed the seeds of freedom
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of freedom
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
In your daughters and your sons
You sowed the seeds of freedom
In your daughters and your sons