[Verse 1]
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing, yeah
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago now
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them, everyone
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

[Verse 2]
And where have all the young girls gone?
Long time passing, yeah
Where have all the young girls gone?
Long time ago now
Where have all the young girls gone?
They're gone to young men, everyone
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
Lord, Lord

[Verse 3]
And where have all the young men gone?
It's been a long time passing, yeah
Where have all the young men gone?
A long time ago now
Where have all the young men gone?
They're gone to soldiers, everyone
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
Lord, have mercy
[Verse 4]
Where have all the soldiers gone?
It's been a long time passing, yeah
Where have all the soldiers gone?
It's been a long, long, long, long time ago
Where have all the soldiers gone?
They're gone to graveyards, everyone
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?
Oh, Lord
Lord, have mercy
I've gotta go