The family of Man keeps growing The family of Man keeps sowing The seeds of a new life every day
I belong to a family, the biggest on the earth Ten thousand every day are coming to birth Our name isn't Davis, Hall, Groves, or Jones It's a name every man should be proud he owns
I've got a sister in Melbourne, a brother in Paris The whole wide world is dad and mum to me Wherever you go you'll find my kin Whatever the creed or the colour of the skin
The miner in the Rhondda, the coolie in Peking The men across the ocean who plough, reap and spin They've got a life and others to share it So let's bridge the oceans and declare
From the North Pole ice to the snow at the other There is not a man I wouldn't call brother But there isn't much time, I've had my fill Of the men of war who intend to kill
Some people say the world's a horrible place But it's just as good or bad as the human race Dirt and misery or health and joy Man can build or can destroy