We come from the fire, We----- come living in the fire, From the fire, go back to the fire, Go back to the fire, Turn the world a-round Turn the world a-round We come from the water, We----- come living in the water, From the water, go back to the water, Go back to the water, Turn the world a-round Turn the world a-round We come from the mountain, We----- come living on the mountain, From the mountain, go back to the mountain, Go back to the mountain, turn the world a-round Turn the world a-round Who - oh! So is life! Ah - ah! So is life! Who - oh! So is life! Ah - ah! So is life! Do you know who I am? Do I know who you are? See we one an- -other clearly? Do we know who we are? Do you know Do you know who I am? who I am? Do I know who you are? Do I know See we one an-other clear-ly? who you are? Do we know who we are? See we one an- Do you know who I am? -other clearly? Do I know who you are? Do we know See we one an-other clear-ly? who we are? Do we know who we are? Oh - oh! So is life! A-ba-ti- Wah - ah! So is life! Oh - oh! So is life! A-ba-ti- Wah - ah! So is life! Water make the river, river wash the mountain, fire make the sunlight, turn the world around Heart is of the river, body is the mountain, spirit is the sunlight, turn the world around We are of the spirit, truly of the spirit, only can the spirit turn the world around We are of the spirit, truly of the spirit, only can the spirit turn the world around Do you know who I am? Do I know who you are? See we one an- -other clearly? Do we know who we are? Do you know Do you know who I am? who I am? Do I know who you are? Do I know See we one an-other clear-ly? who you are? Do we know who we are? See we one an- Do you know who I am? -other clearly? Do I know who you are? Do we know See we one an-other clear-ly? who we are? Do we know who we are? Oh - oh! So is life! A-ba-ti- Wah - ah! So is life! Oh - oh! So is life! A-ba-ti- Wah - ah! So is life!
recording: introduction and performance on The Muppet Show (1978) [YouTube]
notes: song background and inclusion in Unitarian hymnal [Far Fringe]
notes: Harry Belafonte on the Muppet Show [Muppet Wiki]
notes: Harry Belafonte biography [AM/FM Online]