Pete Seeger — I Come and Stand at Every Door

[Verse 1] I come and stand at every door But none can hear my silent tread I knock and yet remain unseen For I am dead, for I am dead [Verse 2] I'm only seven, although I died In Hiroshima long ago I'm seven now, as I was then When children die, they do not grow [Verse 3] My hair was scorched by swirling flame My eyes grew dim, my eyes grew blind Death came and turned my bones to dust And that was scattered by the wind [Verse 4] I need no fruit, I need no rice I need no sweets, or even bread; I ask for nothing for myself For I am dead, for I am dead [Verse 5] All that I ask is that for peace You fight today, you fight today So that the children of this world May live and grow and laugh and play!