Joan Baez Song Of Bangladesh Lyrics

Song Of Bangladesh Lyrics

(Words and Music by Joan Baez) 



Bangladesh, Bangladesh 

Bangladesh, Bangladesh 

When the sun sinks in the west 

Die a million people of the Bangladesh 



The story of Bangladesh 

Is an ancient one again made fresh 

By blind men who carry out commmands 

Which flow out of the laws upon which nation stands 

Which is to sacrifice a people for a land 



Bangladesh, Bangladesh 

Bangladesh, Bangladesh 

When the sun sinks in the west 

Die a million people of the Bangladesh 



Once again we stand aside 

And watch the families crucified 

See a teenage mother's vacant eyes 

As she watches her feeble baby try 

To fight the monsoon rains and the cholera flies 



And the students at the university 

Asleep at night quite peacefully 

The soldiers came and shot them in their beds 

And terror took the dorm awakening shrieks of dread 

And silent frozen forms and pillows drenched in red 



Bangladesh, Bangladesh 

Bangladesh, Bangladesh 

When the sun sinks in the west 

Die a million people of the Bangladesh 



Did you read about the army officer's plea 

For donor's blood? It was given willingly 

By boys who took the needles in their veins 

And from their bodies every drop of blood was drained 

No time to comprehend and there was little pain 



And so the story of Bangladesh 

Is an ancient one again made fresh 

By all who carry out commands 

Which flow out of the laws upon which nations stand 

Which say to sacrifice a people for a land 



Bangladesh, Bangladesh 

Bangladesh, Bangladesh 

When the sun sinks in the west 

Die a million people of the Bangladesh 



© 1972 Chandos Music (ASCAP)