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Song Provides Inspiration
The whole ‘Don't Laugh at Me' project started with a song, discovered
by my daughter, Bethany, and then played for Peter, Paul, & Mary.
It brought tears to our eyes when we first heard it . . . Just as ‘We
Shall Overcome,' ‘Blowin' in the Wind,' and ‘If I Had a Hammer'
reached the hearts of millions of Americans, galvanizing them to action,
so, I believe, might ‘Don't Laugh at Me' provide a similar kind
of heart's connection," says artist and activist Peter Yarrow. The
song, which Peter introduced to attendees of the ACA National Conference
in Albuquerque, is included in the "Don't Laugh at Me" project.
Don't Laugh at Me
I'm a little boy with glasses
The one they call a geek
A little girl who never smiles
‘Cause I have braces on my teeth
And I know how it feels to cry
myself to sleep
I'm that kid on every playground
Who's always chosen last
A single teenage mother
Tryin' to overcome my past
You don't have to be my friend
But is it too much to ask
Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me |
I'm the beggar on the corner
You've passed me on the street
And I wouldn't be out here beggin'
If I had enough to eat
And don't think I don't notice
That our eyes never meet
Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me
I'm fat, I'm thin, I'm short, I'm tall
I'm deaf, I'm blind, hey, aren't we all
Don't laugh at me
Don't call me names
Don't get your pleasure from my pain
In God's eyes we're all the same
Someday we'll all have perfect wings
Don't laugh at me |
Originally published in the 2000 May/June of Camping
Magazine.
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