'Blessed be the Nation', Studs Terkel _ May 16, 1912 - October 31, 2008

[bigtree]

CURSED be the nation of any size or shape

Whose citizens behave like naked apes,

And drop their litter where they please,

Just like we did when we swung from trees,

But blessed be the nation and blessed be the prize,

When citizens of any shape or size

Can speak their mind for any reason

Without being jailed or accused of treason,

Where an end to pollution is not just a dream,

Where factories don't blow poisonous smoke,

And we can breathe air without having to choke,

Cursed be the nation where all play to win,

And too much is made of the color of the skin,

Where we do not see each other as sister and brother,

But as being threats to each other,

Blessed be the nation with health care for all,

Where there's a helping hand for those who fall,

Where compassion is in fashion every year,

And people, not profits, is what we hold dear,


STUDS TERKEL (reading of Pete Seeger song)--

play and listen to reading here: http://www.emusic.com/vdl/song/11213923/16794599.mp3?gb=lm

http://www.emusic.com/samples/m3u/song/11213923/16794599.m3u

[knowbody0]

1. Rest well Studs

[Billy Burnett]

2. A beloved member of the DNH society.

:toast:

[fla nocount]

3. Thanks Studs, for having lived and breathed, and

for having wrote and spoke, you're passing hasn't drifted past me without notice. Thank you for what you gave to the people.

[Buck Laser]

4. The world is a better place because Studs was in it.