What 1960s song has the words, 'To every thing there is a season and purpose under heaven' in the first verse?

Correct answer: 'Turn! Turn! Turn!' by the Byrds

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What people think about it: 14 Comments
tunegrabber
tunegrabber
great band awesome song.
YoungAtHeart
YoungAtHeart
The song ends with the line: "A time for peace, I swear it's not too late."
Leapfoot
Leapfoot
Great memory tweeker.
Duchess
Duchess
I love hearing where the music & lyrics comes from.
Queen Esther
Queen Esther
that's what Solomon says in Ecclesiastes chapter 3
Annjaha
Annjaha
I thing that everyone should listen to the words of the song and try to come together as one race the human race❤️❤️
Player Say what!?
Player Say what!?
It's Seeger, not Seager. A minor mistake, but an annoying mistake.
Player Say what!?
Player Say what!?
tunegrabber, My brother is in the music business and has been a friend of the Byrds' bass player for about 50 years.
Atul1961
Atul1961
One of my most favourite songs
Taliesin12
Taliesin12
Wonderful song, great band !
Right ✅️ US
Right ✅️ US
Viseandhammer, Did you get to do that all yet; probably still got to keep on trying, 'til it all works.
Right ✅️ US
Right ✅️ US
Annjahaha, I think everyone should read the King James version of the Holy Bible. Thus, verily verily I say unto you, it is not all " fire & brimstone ". . .
Wisenheimer
Wisenheimer
when I was a kid I thought they were singing "do everything, turn, turn, turn..."
Mom
Mom
It was a folk song based on the Biblical Scripture from Ecclesiastes. cccc