"There was a time...when peace was on the Earth...and joy...and happiness did reign...and each man knew his worth..."
If Leon Thomas were alive today I'd like to ask him which time in history he was referring to when he wrote this lyric, 'cuz it ain't in my history books.
To be fair, this sort of fantasy-based romanticism, particularly relating to pre-colonial Africa, was common among the dashiki-wearing set in the '60's and '70's and I can live with the historical delusions as long as the music they inspired is good.
In a perfect world, we shouldn't need sheet music for a two-chord, modal jam like this, but in the admittedly provincial, B-market musical circles in which I travel, no one has ever heard of this song.
Here is a nice version from India Arie
