A word in your ear, from father to son
Hear the word that I say
I fought with you, fought on your side
Long before you were born
Joyful the sound, the word goes around
From father to son, to son

And the voice is so clear
Time after time it keeps on calling you, calling you on
Don't destroy what you see, your country to be
Just keep building on the ground that's been won
Kings will be crowned, and the word goes around
From father to son, to son

Won't you hear us sing
Do, do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do
Do, do, do, do, do
Our family song

Do, do, do, do, do, do (baa, baa)
Do, do, do, do, do (baa)
Do, do, do, do, do (baa), ooh, yeah

Do, do, do, do, do, do (baa, baa)
Do, do, do, do, do (baa)
Do, do, do, do, do (baa)

Now we hand it on
Ooooh, ooooh, ooooh
But I've heard it all before

Take this letter that I give you
Take it sonny hold it high
You won't understand a word that's in it
But you'll write it out again before you die
Yeah, yeah, yeah

A word in your ear
From father to son
Funny you don't hear a single word I say
But my letter to you will stay by your side
Through the years till the loneliness is gone

Sing if you will
But the air you breathe I live to give you
Father to son
Father to, father to, father to son

Joyful the sound, word goes around
Father to son, to son
Kings will be crowned, word goes around
Father to son, to son

Joyful the sound, word goes around
Father to son, to son
Kings will be crowned, word goes around
Father to son, to son

Joyful the sound, word goes around
Father to son, to son
Kings will be crowned, word goes around
Father to son, to son