Universal Pilgrim
Universal Pilgrim
by Evan Massaro| Helena, CA
Song lyrics written to the tune of “Universal Soldier” by Buffy Sainte-Marie. YouTube audio of the 1963 folk song here.
We’re 5 feet two and we’re 6 feet four
We’re mothers, we’re cops and engineers
We walk to SantiagoTo Mecca and Hongu
We’ve been a pilgrim for three thousand years
We’re Catholic, we’re Hindu, atheist and Jain
We’re Buddhist, Moslem and a Jew
And we know that in our hearts we are walking for the Light
Shining from you to me and me to you
We’re walking in England, we’re walking in France
We’re walking in the USA.
We’re walking in Galicia, we’re walking in Japan
And we bless each other all along the Way
We’re the universal pilgrim
And we really walk as One
We carry the hopes and dreams of all
“May kindness, love, and peace prevail upon the earth”
And we share the message when the journey’s done.
