Where Have All the Flowers Gone

I don't know if I just happen to have the radio on at the right time or what is going on, but I've heard this song a lot more than usual this past week.

I realize part of of it due to the passing of Mary Travers of Peter, Paul and Mary, but I have also heard the version by The Kingston Trio and Johnny Rivers. It was used as a protest song during Vietnam and was written by Pete Seeger in 1961 - so I don't think it was written for that purpose, but I may be wrong. I'm not posting it as a protest, just as a memory from the past that seems to have a lot of meaning today!


WHERE HAVE ALL THE FLOWERS GONE
words and music by Pete Seeger

Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the flowers gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the flowers gone?
Girls have picked them every one
When will they ever learn?
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?
Taken husbands every one
When will they ever learn?
When will they ever learn?

Where have all the young men gone?
Long time passing
Where have all the young men gone?
Long time ago
Where have all the young men gone?
Gone for soldiers every one
When will they ever learn?
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 every one
When will they ever learn?
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?
Covered with flowers every one
When will we ever learn?
When will we ever learn?

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