Pete Seeger - My Rainbow Race (at Ecofest 2013 NYC)

Pete Seeger singing his song "My Rainbow Race" in Times Square NYC (accompanied by David Amram and Spook Handy) at the 25th Anniversary of Ecofest an environmental event promoting and disseminating information about ecology. (See below for more information.) Video by Anthony Pepitone

"My Rainbow Race"

One blue sky above us
One ocean lapping all our shore
One earth so green and round
Who could ask for more
And because I love you
I'll give it one more try
To show my rainbow race
It's too soon to die.

Some folks want to be like an ostrich,
Bury their heads in the sand.
Some hope that plastic dreams
Can unclench all those greedy hands.
Some hope to take the easy way:
Poisons, bombs. They think we need 'em.
Don't you know you can't kill all the unbelievers?
There's no shortcut to freedom

Go tell, go tell all the little children.
Tell all the mothers and fathers too.
Now's our last chance to learn to share
What's been given to me and you.

[dilettantole]

The legacy of one of the greatest humans EVER to live on this planet!!! And the best song to shed my tears to.

[ManuelRCrespo]

Pete Seeger is alive in his music and in our minds.

[paulpalmer]

Tears tears and more tears. Thanks Pete

[groovyguru]

Everybody on Earth should hear this at least once

[RandyInCT]

Absolutely beautiful. Thank you so much for sharing this. Pete's spirit lives on and on and on and on...

[TheFreeAdviceMan]

Honored to know someone who knew him well. And also to have met one of his descendants too.

[rolandomatiasaugier]

Mis respetos por siempre al eterno Pete Seeger. Un MAESTRO con todas las letras. Recuerdo cuando actuó en Argentina, mi país natal, allá por Agosto de 1989, yo sólo tenía 5 años. lo descubrí recién en el año 2009, desde ese momento no he dejado de escuchar su mensaje hecho canción acompañado de ese terrible banjo long neck. Un abrazo Pete!