Lyrics Long Ago, Far Away - The Brothers Four

To preach of peace and brotherhood
Oh, what might be the cost
A man he did it long ago
And they hung him on a cross
Long ago, far away
Those things don′t happen nowadays
The chain of slaves they dragged the ground
With heads and hearts hung low
But that was during Lincoln's time
And that was long ago
Long ago, far away
Things like that don′t happen no more nowadays
Well, in war times they fought in blaze
The whole world let its blood
Men's bodies rotted on the ground
And graves were made in mud
Long ago, far away
Things like that don't happen no more nowaday
One man died of a knife so sharp
One man died from a bullet of a gun
One man died of a broken heart
To see the lynching of his son
Long ago, far away
Things like that don′t happen no more nowaday
Gladiators killed themselves
Was during the Roman times
People cheered with bloodshot grins
As minds and eyes went blind
Long ago, far away
Things like that don′t happen no more nowaday
To preach of peace and brotherhood
Oh, what might be the cost
A man he did it long ago
And they hung him on a cross
Long ago, far away
Things like that don't happen no more nowadays
Do they?