"Children" is a song written by Joe South, originally from his 1969 album Don't It Make You Want to Go Home?. In 1970, he released it as a single.
The song became a hit in the U.S. (#48) and Canadian (#33) pop charts. It was a bigger hit on the Adult Contemporary charts of both nations.
The song was recorded by Johnny Cash for the 20th Century Fox film ' and its double soundtrack album of the same name. Released as a single in 1973 (Columbia 4-45786, with "Last Supper" from the same album on the opposite side), Cash's version of "Children" reached number 30 on U.S. Billboard country chart.