The Family Of Man

I belong to a family, the biggest on earth
Ten thousand every day are coming to birth
Our name isn't Dallas, Austin or Jones
It's a name every man should be proud he owns

It's the family of man, keeps growing
The family of man, keeps sowing
The seeds of a new life every day

I got a sister in Melbourne, a brother in Paree
The whole wide world is dad and mum to me
Wherever you go you will find my kin
Whatever the creed or the colour of skin

It's the family of man, keeps growing
The family of man, keeps sowing
The seeds of a new life every day

The miner in Naronda, the coolie in Peking
Men across the world who reap, plough and spin
They've all got a life and others to share it
So let's bridge the nations and declare it

It's the family of man, keeps growing
The family of man, keeps sowing
The seeds of a new life every day

From the North Pole ice to the snow of the other
There isn't a man I wouldn't call my brother
But I haven't much time, I've had my fill
Of the men of war who want to kill

It's the family of man, keeps growing
The family of man, keeps sowing
The seeds of a new life every day

Some people say the world is a terrible place
But it's just as good or bad as the human race
Dirt and misery, health and joy
Man can build or can destroy

It's the family of man, keeps growing
The family of man, keeps sowing
The seeds of a new life every day

It's the family of man, keeps growing
The family of man, keeps sowing
The seeds of a new life every day