Man of Many Colours

MAN OF MANY COLOURS

(Grn mini Nov 18/20 H.)

H.  W. Bryce

I am a man of many colours,

Blood-red for love of fellow man,

I bleed for the murdered, missing and maimed

Blue for sadness, regret and melancholy,

I weep for the state of mankind,

Scarlet for the wounded in fights and in wars,

All fights unnecessary,

All wars are so unnecessary, big or small

Green for the survival of the planet,

Green for the good health of trees,

The lungs of the earth which are

Being butchered by the trillions

Green for the health that comes from vegetables

I am Yellow, for the gold of the sunshine

And the daily sunrise,

Also for the jaundice of ill health

Yellow for the jaundice of Man

I am Black for the rage against injustice

Plaguing our people, here, there, and everywhere

On this God-given planet we owe allegiance to

I am orange for that coloured sky that

Goes Wham Bam when wonderful

You comes along,* the orange of the sunrise

To a new day that we probably don’t deserve,

Orange for the sunsets that beautify our lives

And I am tan for the colour of good health.

For exercise of clean and clear thinking,

For optimism and long-term planning

I am purple for the love of the children

For hope and kindness, good examples,

For hugs and holding hands, and Love!

I am gold, as the medal of good will toward all Men.

For helping hands, a leg/lift up for my fellow (man)

For praise, for a pat on the back, for encouragement

Colour me Universal.

I am a universal man.

Here I stand.

Come. Stand with me.

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Join me.

You can be one too.

*Orange Colored Sky,

Source: LyricFind

Songwriters: Milton Delugg / William Stein

Orange Colored Sky lyrics © Amy Dee Music Corp.

**Man – c=with a capital, standing for all people, in the old-fashioned sense; all-inclusive.

***Colours: there seem to be many variations of the meanings of colours.