I went down to the river
On a hot summer's day
To find relief
In the cool, cool water
I wasn't the only one
To have the same idea
And I thought to myself
We're all strangers here
But we smiled
And we talked
We had something to share
We were gathered together
As one sweet community
I drove to a festival miles away
To hear people sing
And music play
I wasn't the only one
To have the same idea
And I thought to myself
We're all strangers here
But we danced and we sang
We had something to share
We were gathered together
As one sweet community
No matter where you come from
No matter what the season
No matter your religion
No matter what the reason
No matter how you see things
No matter how you say things
No matter if your guitar is strung
With fishing line or Martin strings
No matter where you're going
No matter where you've been
No matter what you don't know
Or what you haven't seen
Huihui tātou (we gather together as one)
Nō Hineahuone (all human beings from the first woman)
Auē te wairua(the human spirit within)
Ko tātou tātou nei (we are all one)
I went for a walk
In the bush one day
I took some kai
To eat along the way
I wasn't the only one
To have the same idea
And I thought to myself
We're all strangers here
But we ate and we drank
We had something to share
We were gathered together
As one sweet community
No matter where you come from
No matter what the season
No matter your religion
No matter what the reason
No matter how you see things
No matter how you say things
No matter if your guitar is strung
With fishing line or Martin strings
No matter where you're going
No matter where you've been
No matter what you don't know
Or what you haven't seen
Huihui tātou (we gather together as one)
Nō Hineahuone (all human beings – from the first woman)
Auē te wairua(the human spirit within)
Ko tātou tātou nei(we are all one)