Thursday, December 07, 2006

The Iraq Study Groups sings a new song but, will Bush sing along?

I've been reading about how the bipartisan Iraq Panel Proposes Major Strategy Shift in Iraq. I keep thinking about this song by Pete Seeger which though written in 1963 seems to speak to the situation in Iraq and the mindset of George W. Bush today.

The Sergeant said, "Sir, with all this equipment No man will be able to swim."
"Sergeant, don't be a Nervous Nellie,"The Captain said to him."
All we need is a little determination;
Men, follow me, I'll lead on."
We were -- neck deep in the Big Muddy And the big fool said to push on.

All at once, the moon clouded over,We heard a gurgling cry.

A few seconds later, the captain's helmet
Was all that floated by.
The Sergeant said, "Turn around men!
I'm in charge from now on."
And we just made it out of the Big Muddy With the captain dead and gone.

We stripped and dived and found his body

Stuck in the old quicksand.
I guess he didn't know that the water was deeper
Than the place he'd once before been.
Another stream had joined the Big Muddy'Bout a half mile from where we'd gone.
We were lucky to escape from the Big Muddy When the big fool said to push on.

Well, I'm not going to point any moral;

I'll leave that for yourself
Maybe you're still walking, you're still talking
You'd like to keep your health.
But every time I read the papers That old feeling comes on;
We're -- waist deep in the Big Muddy And the big fool says to push on.
Waist deep in the Big Muddy And the big fool says to push on.

Waist deep in the Big Muddy And the big fool says to push on.
Waist deep!
Neck deep!
Soon even a Tall man'll be over his head,
we're Waist deep in the Big Muddy!
And the big fool says to push on!


-lyrics by Pete Seeger

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