Lyrics based on three lines from the book "And Quiet Flows the Don" by Mikhail Sholokov. Those three lines originally came from the Russian song "Koloda Duda". Seeger's original version only had three verses. The last two appear to have been added by Joe Hickerson (mostly uncredited).
Published by
FIGS D MUSIC
BMI
SANGA MUSIC INC
BMI
FALL RIVER MUSIC INC
GEMA