Biography:
Norman Joel Greenbaum (born November 20, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter. He is best known for writing and performing the 1969 song “Spirit in the Sky”.
Greenbaum was born in Malden, Massachusetts. He was raised in an Orthodox Jewish household and attended Hebrew school at Congregation Beth Israel. His initial interest in music was sparked by southern blues music and the folk music that was popular in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He performed with various bands in high school and studied music at Boston University for two years.
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[Intro]
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[Verse 1]
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Over the horizon came the sounds of a war
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The sounds were comin' in clear
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Fighting on one side was innocent
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On the other was an army of tears
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Then from a book came a shower of rain
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It looked like a shower of beer
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
[Verse 2]
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A blue colored dust was blowin' around and
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Some of it blew into my ear
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And then the pebbles played a symphony
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Of the top hits of the past year
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A-two hours later I opened my eyes and
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I saw everything real clear
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
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Oh I found a lake that was colored red and I
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Jumped into it on a dare
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First I drowned then I was reborn when
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I came up for air
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I dove back down and I looked around I
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I didn't have any fear
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
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While explorin' we found a cave and
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Decided to go in there
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We were welcomed by some hillbilly dudes
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Who said that they came from Bel-Air
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One was very pretty and one was very old and
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One was as big as a bear
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
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[Verse 1]
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Over the horizon came the sounds of a war
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The sounds were comin' in clear
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Fighting on one side was innocent
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On the other was an army of tears
F#m
Then from a book came a shower of rain
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It looked like a shower of beer
[Chorus]
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
[Verse 2]
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A blue colored dust was blowin' around and
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Some of it blew into my ear
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And then the pebbles played a symphony
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Of the top hits of the past year
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A-two hours later I opened my eyes and
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I saw everything real clear
[Chorus]
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
[Verse 3]
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Oh I found a lake that was colored red and I
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Jumped into it on a dare
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First I drowned then I was reborn when
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I came up for air
F#m
I dove back down and I looked around I
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I didn't have any fear
[Chorus]
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
[Verse 4]
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While explorin' we found a cave and
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Decided to go in there
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We were welcomed by some hillbilly dudes
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Who said that they came from Bel-Air
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One was very pretty and one was very old and
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One was as big as a bear
[Chorus]
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
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And I said Daddy
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Daddy I know that we're here
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