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Artist: Joni Mitchell
Track: Woodstock

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I came upon a child of God
He was walking along the road
And I asked him, where are you going
And this he told me
I'm going on down to Yasgur's farm
I'm going to join in a rock 'n' roll band
I'm going to camp out on the land
I'm going to try an' get my soul free
We are stardust
We are golden
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden

Then can I walk beside you
I have come here to lose the smog
And I feel to be a cog in something turning
Well maybe it is just the time of year
Or maybe it's the time of man
I don't know who l am
But you know life is for learning
We are stardust
We are golden
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden

By the time we got to Woodstock
We were half a million strong
And everywhere there was song and celebration
And I dreamed I saw the bombers
Riding shotgun in the sky
And they were turning into butterflies
Above our nation
We are stardust
Billion year old carbon
We are golden
Caught in the devil's bargain
And we've got to get ourselves
Back to the garden
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Genius Q&A
Q:Who wrote “Woodstock” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young?
“Woodstock” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young was written by Joni Mitchell.
Q:Who wrote “Woodstock” by David Crosby?
“Woodstock” by David Crosby was written by Joni Mitchell.
Q:Who wrote “Woodstock” by Alice Kristiansen?
“Woodstock” by Alice Kristiansen was written by Joni Mitchell.
Q:Who wrote “Woodstock” by Matthew's Southern Comfort?
“Woodstock” by Matthew's Southern Comfort was written by Joni Mitchell.
Q:Who wrote “Woodstock (For The Lie)” by FIELDED?
“Woodstock (For The Lie)” by FIELDED was written by Joni Mitchell.
Q:Who wrote “Woodstock (Alternate Vocals)” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young?
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