Children of Poland
Si Kahn
1985
In the city of Warsaw such a long time ago
Two hundred children stand lined row on row
With their freshly washed faces and freshly washed clothes
The children of Poland who never grow old
In the orphanage yard not a child remains
The soldiers have herded them down to the trains
Carrying small flasks of water and bags of dry bread
To march in the…
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