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He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother
Not a burden. Family 💪
Who it's for
This ballad reframes looking after someone as an act of love rather than a burden.
Burdened but loyal→Devoted and at peace
Feelings it meets
What it is
"He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother" is a ballad written by Bobby Scott and Bob Russell and recorded by The Hollies, whose version was released as a single in September 1969. The title phrase comes from an old anecdote about a child carrying a larger boy and saying he is not heavy because he is her brother; Boys Town later adopted a version of the phrase as its slogan.
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Before you start
Age: All ages
He who is too busy doing good finds no time to be good.Rabindranath Tagore, Stray Birds, no. 184
