"I Will Work for Peace" by J. Lynn Eisenstein

Gap-fill exercise

Listen to the song and fill in all the gaps with the missing words you hear, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!

o-ni, o-ni-na*

There's place in my
that want to
a little of before
I go bed night
get off couch
and travel the
and I work
for in world
and me

oh know who the
and wears crown
the who their
and their sisters
the who never someone
to their free
I will
peace this
and in

for the who work day
to their bread
for women and men
walking up to
for those gave their
and children to
I work
for in world
and me

and you want find
standing the
holding my
and my
upon Lord
cause he where be
I work
peace in world
and me.

I work peace, I work peace
yes, I work peace
in world, and me.

* (oní means peace in Manu, one of the languages spoken in
the country of Liberia. translation by Mariama Koroma)