My Son John
There is also another version of the song that tells exactly the same story. The difference is that the song is about a boy called John. The text of this version is much shorter.
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Famous quotes containing the word son:
“God’s Son went home. Among us it is whispered
He cried the tears of men.
Feeling, in fact,
We have no need of peace.”
—Gwendolyn Brooks (b. 1917)