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Armstrong
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Armstrong was released on July 30, 2001 by Elektra Records as a part of the album Clock Without Hands
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Release DateJuly 30, 2001
LabelElektra Records
Melodicness
Acousticness
Valence
Danceability
Energy
BPM117

Credits

PERFORMING ARTISTS
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
Performer
John Stewart
John Stewart
Acoustic Guitar
Maura Kennedy
Maura Kennedy
Background Vocals
John Catchings
John Catchings
Cello
Pete Kennedy
Pete Kennedy
Guitar
COMPOSITION & LYRICS
John Stewart
John Stewart
Composer
PRODUCTION & ENGINEERING
Nanci Griffith
Nanci Griffith
Producer
Ray Kennedy
Ray Kennedy
Producer

Lyrics

(John Stewart)
Black boy in Chicago
Playing in the street
Not near enough to wear
Not near enough to eat
Don't you know he saw it
He saw a man named Armstrong
Walk upon the moon
Young girl in Calcutta
Barely eight years old
The flies that swarm the market place
Will see she don't get old
Don't you know she heard it
On that July afternoon
She heard a man named Armstrong
Had walked upon the moon
He heard a man named Armstrong
Had walked upon the moon
The rivers are getting dirty
The wind is getting bad
Wars and hate are killing off
The only earth we have
But the world all stopped to watch it
On that July afternoon
To watch a man named Armstrong
Walk upon the moon
To watch a man named Armstrong
Walk upon the moon
To watch a man named Armstrong
Walk upon the moon
And I wonder if a long time ago
Somewhere in the universe
They watched a man named Adam
Walk upon the earth
Written by: John Stewart
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