(His Truth is marching on)
[(Spoken:]
To Ivan Kovanovich, USSR
Dear Ivan,
You don't know me
And I don't know you
But I sure would
Like to meet you
Yes sir, I'd like to walk up
And shake your hand and
Look you straight in the eye
And tell you that I haven't got
One thing in this world against you
I know that the
Heads of our government
Seem to have problems gettin’
Together to talk things over
But I got a feeling if you and I
Could just sit down and talk
Not as representatives of
Anybody's government but just
Two plain ordinary human beings
I feel that we might think
A great deal alike
I'm an entertainer now, Ivan
I used to be a farmer just like you
I got a wife and three kids
And this may sound a
Little unpatriotic, but to me
These are more important than
The heads of anybody's government
A few years back
You and I both left the farm
And we put on a uniform
And we were on the same side
Of the fence, you and me, Ivan
And you know, I can't help
But believe that we're still
On the same side of the fence
That we would both like to see
A world united in peace
I'll tell you something, Ivan
I love my land very much
Oh, we got some of the
Prettiest mountains and trees
And rivers and valleys
That you've ever laid eyes on
And I'm sure that you feel the
Same way about your country
And I know that neither one of us
Would like to see the face of
Our countries blackened with
By the hot breath of anybody's bomb
You know, they tell me that
Over there, you don't believe in a God
But though I've never met cha
I can't help but believe that
A man who's stood on a
Crisp fall morning and watched
The sun rise over his farmland or
He's planted a small grain of corn
And seen it grow out of the fertile soil
Or better than that, Ivan
Held your own baby in your arms
I know that you know that there's
A God up there watching over
Each and every one of us
Ivan, when I put my
Babies to bed tonight
I'm gonna say a prayer
For you and yours
And if you in your own way
Will say a prayer for me and mine
And maybe we can talk our
Neighbors into doing the same thing
This will be more powerful
Than any conference held over
Any conference table anywhere
In the whole wide world
And then maybe we can
Live as God intended
Peacefully, together
Yours truly,
Jimmy Dean, USA
(His Truth is marching on)
Jimmy Dean – Dear Ivan (His Truth is marching on) [(Spoken:] To Ivan Kovanovich, USSR Dear Ivan, You don't know me And I don't know you But I sure would Like to meet you Yes sir, I'd like to walk up And shake your hand and Look you straight in the eye And tell you that I haven't got One thing in this world against you I know that the Heads of our government Seem to have problems gettin’ Together to talk things over But I got a feeling if you and I Could just sit down and talk Not as representatives of Anybody's government but just Two plain ordinary human beings I feel that we might think A great deal alike I'm an entertainer now, Ivan I used to be a farmer just like you I got a wife and three kids And this may sound a Little unpatriotic, but to me These are more important than The heads of anybody's government A few years back You and I both left the farm And we put on a uniform And we were on the same side Of the fence, you and me, Ivan And you know, I can't help But believe that we're still On the same side of the fence That we would both like to see A world united in peace I'll tell you something, Ivan I love my land very much Oh, we got some of the Prettiest mountains and trees And rivers and valleys That you've ever laid eyes on And I'm sure that you feel the Same way about your country And I know that neither one of us Would like to see the face of Our countries blackened with By the hot breath of anybody's bomb You know, they tell me that Over there, you don't believe in a God But though I've never met cha I can't help but believe that A man who's stood on a Crisp fall morning and watched The sun rise over his farmland or He's planted a small grain of corn And seen it grow out of the fertile soil Or better than that, Ivan Held your own baby in your arms I know that you know that there's A God up there watching over Each and every one of us Ivan, when I put my Babies to bed tonight I'm gonna say a prayer For you and yours And if you in your own way Will say a prayer for me and mine And maybe we can talk our Neighbors into doing the same thing This will be more powerful Than any conference held over Any conference table anywhere In the whole wide world And then maybe we can Live as God intended Peacefully, together Yours truly, Jimmy Dean, USA (His Truth is marching on) Explain Request ×
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