September 2020
Howdie Pardner,
Bunkhouse
Yup. It is good to see you again. Desert Les is back. Not because them Peak readers demanded it but because the fool editor told Desert Les to fill this here white space with interestin’ doings and seeings.
Desert Les has been following orders and hunkerin’ down in the family bunkhouse. But Desert Les has become afflicted. Pardner, not by the dang virus but by the lyrics of a song playing over and over again amidst his gray matter. Yup.
Winston Churchill, a fancy gent from Europe, once said “Those that fail to learn from history, are doomed to repeat it.” That’s what them sad words Desert Les keeps hearing is about. When it comes to Coronavirus are we learning from others so we can avoid having COVID-19 put a lot more folks in the graveyard?
Pardner, the lyrics of the song that’s hauntin’ Desert Les is below. The melody and the first three verses were written by Pete Seeger. In 1960, Joe Hickerson added verses and turned it into a “circular” song ’bout learning (or not learning) the lessons of history. Partner, if you was around during the Vietnam War, you know this song. The Vietnam War lasted from 1964 to 1975 and 58,220 Americans died. From January 21, 2020 to September 11, 2020, 192,383 Americans have died from COVID-19.
Partner, Desert Les does not want to get you started on the same mental musical merry-go-round but Desert Les’ frazzled brain substitutes “grandparents,” “parents,” “children,” “nurses,” “caregivers,” “policemen,” and “teachers” for “flowers’ .” in the first verse and takes it from there. Yup.
Where Have All The Flowers Gone Lyrics
“Yellow,” 2001
Pete Seeger- Sanga Music Inc -Bmi
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time passing?
Where have all the young girls gone, long time ago?
Where have all the young girls gone?
Gone for husbands everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the husbands gone, long time passing?
Where have all the husbands gone, long time ago?
Where have all the husbands gone?
Gone for soldiers everyone
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the soldiers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the soldiers gone?
Gone to graveyards, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time passing?
Where have all the graveyards gone, long time ago?
Where have all the graveyards gone?
Gone to flowers, everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Oh, when will they ever learn?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time passing?
Where have all the flowers gone, long time ago?
Where have all the flowers gone?
Young girls have picked them everyone.
Oh, when will they ever learn?|
Oh, when will they ever
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