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Basic Human Needs Lyrics by Ace of Cups

Sing Your Dreams

2020

Down down, mmm malamalama
Deep down, come-a-way, way down

And wouldn’t it be neat
If the people that you meet
Had shoes upon their feet
And something to eat
And wouldn’t it be fine now
If all humankind had shelter

Down down, mmm malamalama
Deep down, come-a-way down
Down down, mmm malamalama
Deep down, come-a-way, way down

And wouldn’t it be grand
If we all lent a hand
So each one could stand
On a free piece of land
And wouldn’t it be thrilling
If folks stop their killing
And started in tilling the land

Basic human needs, basic human deeds
Doin’ what comes naturally
Down in the garden where no one is apart
Deep down in the garden
The garden of your heart

Down down, mmm malamalama
Deep down, come-a-way, way down

And wouldn’t it be daring
If folks started sharing
Instead of comparing
What еach other was wearing
And wouldn’t it be swеll
If people didn’t sell
Their Mother Earth
Basic human needs, basic human deeds
Doin’ what comes naturally
Down in the garden where no one is apart
Deep down in the garden
The garden of your heart

Down down, mmm malamalama
Deep down, come-a-way down
Down down, will ya come-a-way down
Deep down, come-a-way, way down

Not just churches, not just steeples
Give me peoples helpin’ peoples
Not just churches, not just steeples
Give me peoples helpin’ peoples
Give me peoples helpin’ peoples

Down down, mmm malamalama
Deep down, come-a-way down
Down down, will ya come-a-way down
Deep down, come-a-way, way down…

Basic human needs, basic human deeds
Doin’ what comes naturally
Down in the garden where no one is apart
Deep down in the garden
The garden of your heart

Basic human needs, basic human deeds

Down down, will ya come-a-way down
Deep down, come-a-way, way down

Not just churches, not just steeples
Give me peoples helpin’ peoples
Not just churches, not just steeples
Give me peoples helpin’ peoples
Give me peoples helpin’ peoples

About “Basic Human Needs” by Ace of Cups

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"Basic Human Needs" appears on "Sing Your Dreams" in 2020.

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