He's Got The Whole World In His Hands - Lyrics - Odetta
Odetta Holmes , known as Odetta, was an American singer, actress, guitarist, songwriter, and a civil and human rights activist, often referred to as "The Voice of the Civil Rights Movement". Her musical repertoire consisted largely of American folk music, blues, jazz, and spirituals. An important figure in the American folk music revival of the 1950s and 1960s, she was influential to many of the key figures of the folk-revival of that time, including Bob Dylan, Joan Baez, Mavis Staples, and Janis Joplin. Time included her song "Take This Hammer" on its list of the All-Time 100 Songs, stating that "Rosa Parks was her No. 1 fan, and Martin Luther King Jr. called her the queen of American folk music."
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He got the whole world in His hand,
He got the great big world in His hand,
He got the whole world in His hand,
He got the whole world in His hand.
He got the wind and the rain right in His hand,
He got the stars and the moon in His hand,
He got the wind and the rain in His hand,
He got the whole world in His hand.
He got the gambling man right in His hand,
He got the lying man right in His hand,
He got the crapshootin' man in His hand,
He got the whole world in His hand.
He's got the little bits of babies in His hand,
He's got the little bits of babies in His hand,
He's got the little bits of babies in His hand,
He got the whole world in His hand.
He got you and me, brother, in His hand,
He got you and me, sister, in His hand,
He got you and me, brother, in His hand,
He got the whole world in His hand.
Well, He's got everybody in His hand,
He got everybody in His hand,
He got everybody here right in His hand,
He got the whole world in His hand.
