Merry Minuet

Back in the early 60's when I was learning to play guitar, The Kingston Trio sang a song with tongue planted firmly in cheek titled Merry Minuet. The cold war was ragging and in schools across the the country we saw films of mushroom clouds and were taught to dive under the desk if we so unfortunate as to see one. Okay, so they hadn't quite thought this through. At any rate when we heard this song, we worked it up for it's comedic value. Watching the news over the past couple of weeks, I couldn't help thinking of this old song and how the more things change, the more they stay the same. I may have to revive the old song and put it into the act. For those of you who don't know the song, here's the lyrics. Enjoy!!

They're rioting in Africa. they're starving in Spain.
there's Hurricanes in Florida and Texas needs rain.
The whole world is festering with unhappy souls.
The french hate the Germans. the Germans hate the poles.
Italians hate Yugoslavs. south Africans hate the dutch
And i don't like anybody very much!

But we can be tranquil and thankful and proud
For man's been endowed with a mushroom shaped cloud.
And we know for certain that some lovely day
Someone will set the spark off and we will all be blown away.

They're rioting in Africa. there's strife in Iran.
What nature doesn't do to us will be done by our fellow man.