Biography:
Philip David Ochs (pronounced o?ks/) (December 19, 1940 – April 9, 1976) was an American protest singer (or, as he preferred, a topical singer) and songwriter who was known for his sharp wit, sardonic humor, earnest humanism, political activism, insightful and alliterative lyrics, and haunting voice. He wrote hundreds of songs in the 1960s and released eight albums in his lifetime.
Ochs performed at many political events, including anti-Vietnam War and civil rights rallies
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- The Confession
- The Doll House
- The Highwayman
- The Passing Of My Life
- The Thresher
- The Trial
- The War Is Over
- There But For Fortune
- This Old World Is Changing Hands
- Too Many Martyrs
- Watch The Waterfall
- What Are You Fighting For
- Whats That I Hear
- When Im Gone
- When In Rome
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THIS OLD WORLD IS CHANGING HANDS
By Phil Ochs, 1964
D G D
Oh, a thousand marching armies and a million marching men
E A
Have won the wide world over and lost it back again,
D G D
But now the word has gone to ev'ry fallen land,
A D
That this old world is changing hands.
D G D
From the master to the servant, from the owner to the slave,
E A
Colonial days are buried in a deep and dirty grave.
D G D
It's so easy to see and well to understand
A D
That this old world is changing hands.
D G D
Washington and Jefferson and Patrick Henry too,
E A
They knew what they were doing when they started something new.
D G D
It was in this giant land of ours that it all began
A D
When this old land was changing hands.
D G D
And when World War Two was rollin' by, the tide was on its way.
E A
Many countries had to listen to the words they had to say,
D G D
And the word was spread by millions, all of yellow, black, and tan,
A D
That this old world is changing hands.
D G D
Now Africa and Asia and the Caribbean shore
E A
No longer can be counted as the spoils of war.
D G D
They were bought and sold together; now together they will stand,
A D
For this old world is changing hands.
By Phil Ochs, 1964
D G D
Oh, a thousand marching armies and a million marching men
E A
Have won the wide world over and lost it back again,
D G D
But now the word has gone to ev'ry fallen land,
A D
That this old world is changing hands.
D G D
From the master to the servant, from the owner to the slave,
E A
Colonial days are buried in a deep and dirty grave.
D G D
It's so easy to see and well to understand
A D
That this old world is changing hands.
D G D
Washington and Jefferson and Patrick Henry too,
E A
They knew what they were doing when they started something new.
D G D
It was in this giant land of ours that it all began
A D
When this old land was changing hands.
D G D
And when World War Two was rollin' by, the tide was on its way.
E A
Many countries had to listen to the words they had to say,
D G D
And the word was spread by millions, all of yellow, black, and tan,
A D
That this old world is changing hands.
D G D
Now Africa and Asia and the Caribbean shore
E A
No longer can be counted as the spoils of war.
D G D
They were bought and sold together; now together they will stand,
A D
For this old world is changing hands.
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