A version of the Plum Village song.
Words and music from Deer Park Monastery.
With additional words by Monica Max West
Performed by monastics of Thai Plum Village during the Wake Up Retreat 2024
I get my joy from the simple things,
Coming from the earth.
I get my joy from the sun that shines,
And the water speaks to me.
Listen to the rain and listen to the water, Hear what they say:
Singing “Hay Yah! Hay Yah! Hay Yah! Hey Yah!
Hey Yah! Hey Yah! Hey!”
Singing “Hay Yah! Hay Yah! Hay Yah! Hey Yah!
Hey Yah! Hey Yah! Hey!”