Feb 072014
By Bob Smith.
| Last wikk we lost a legend Pete Seeger wis his name The chiel he wis aged 94 Fin oot wis snuffed his flame . Awa back in his young’r days The lad he wis a commie Atween him an yon McCarthy There wisnae much bonhomie . A folk singer o warld renown An an activist forbye Supportit the Spanish Republicans In a war far mony wid die . A singer fa fair protestit The arms race an Vietnam war He supportit the Civil Richts An wis agin the colour bar . His singer sister Peggy She mairrit Ewan MacColl A bet at faimily githerins They wid hae hid a ball |
A freen o Woody Guthrie An a early backer o Dylan Fin Bob wint aa “electric” Pete didna fin es thrillin . A lover o the environment Tae es life he wis a giver An got thingies fair stairted Tae clean up the Hudson River . A ca’ed the chiel a legend O es a hiv nae doot A singer o folk sangs An an activist tae boot . Seeger, Guthrie an Dylan Protest lyrics wis their thing Sangs fer the common man Wis fit es three did bring . . . . ©Bob Smith “The Poetry Mannie” 2014 |
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Cheers Bob. Guid stuff indeed.