Morning   come to the windows   of the street   sellin’ red watermelon   five cents a piece   merry boat on the river   freedom   fresh dreams to deliver   freedom   over and over and over   I call out your name      God standing on the brown earth   “get up,” mama hollers   shooflies in my doorway   white dove’s gonna come today   white dove’s gonna come today   oh, what a morning   I feel so good   oh, what a morning   of brotherhood      hold me by the light   kittens run the neighborhood through   ragamuffin boys   all the world is new   by the light of day      give with your heart   and love will come to you   kids come in all shapes and colors   to the cool morning dew   merry boat on the river   freedom   fresh dreams to deliver   freedom   over and over and over   and over and over and over      God standing on the brown earth   lovelight in the morning   shooflies in my doorway   white dove’s gonna come today!