Pete Seeger If This World Survives Lyrics

If this world survives
And every other day I think it might
In good part it will be
Because of the great souls in our community

There are a lot of them, I've seen them walk
In lonely thousands down the city streets
Or in the rain
Or turn the handle of a print machine Or empty their pockets as the plate comes by

Or gaze into the camera's eye
And answer the question
Will the world survive? And they have said
We'll try, we'll try, we'll try, it's impermanent, we'll try