I saw a peaceful old valley With a carpet of corn for a floor And I heard a voice within me whisper This is worth fighting for I saw a little old cabin And the river that flowed by the door And I heard a voice within me whisper This is worth fighting for Didn't I build that cabin? Didn't I plant that corn? Didn't my folks before me Fight for this country, before I was born? I gathered my loved ones around me And I gazed at each face I adore And I heard that voice within me thunder This is worth fighting for The other day We passed through a little old valley And a carpet of corn for a floor And it seemed there was somethin' Way down inside of me kept sayin' Son, that's worth fightin' for Little further long We passed along a dilapidated cabin One of them kind Was old man river Flowin' right by the door Seemed like this thing Down inside of me Kept on sayin' Son. that's worth fightin' for So, I got to thinkin' Didn't I help to build that cabin? And didn't I help to plant that corn? And didn't my folks Way yonder before me Fight for this country Way before I was born? I gathered my loved ones around me And I gazed at each face I adore And I heard that voice within me thunder This is worth fighting for