Helen Merrill - Donna Donna lyrics

On a wagon bound for market There's a calf with a mournful eye High above him there's a swallow Winging swiftly through the sky [Chorus] How the winds are laughing They laugh with all their might Laugh and laugh the whole day through And half of the summer's night Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Don Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Donna Don Stop complaining said the farmer Who told you a calf to be Why don't you have wings to fly with Like the swallow so proud and free [Chorus] Calves are easily bound and slaughtered Never knowing the reason why Those who love and cherish freedom Like the swallow will learn to fly [Chorus]