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What For

Lyrics: Johanna Saint-Pierre
Music: Johanna Saint-Pierre & Rémi Amblard

His destiny, brothers and sisters
A letter from the Governor, mother and father
What they said
I didn’t understand
I was sleeping in my dreamland

What for (bis)

He will leave, leave in October
Good times are over, for the family
All the government says
Is they need a soldier
And our fear, we better get over

What for (bis)

Our baby, gone to war
What have they done to us?
Our baby, has to fight
What have they done to us?

All day long, my mama was crying
Tears were falling, while we were praying
All through the night
But our hope was gone
When we watched him leaving at dawn

What for (bis)

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from The NYC Summer Sessions, released February 1, 2019

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Johanna Saint-Pierre Paris, France

Johanna Saint-Pierre is a French singer, pianist & songwriter who lives in Paris and releases self-produced albums (digital,cds & vinyls) between Paris & NYC since 2000. She‘s releasing actually pop songs with the famous American producer Brian Bacchus (Gregory Porter). She has previously released on the NYC-based house music label Ibadan a single produced by Haitian artist Jephté Guillaume. ... more

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