Neck deep in the big muddy and the damn fool says press on

[Iceburg]

some one needs to tell the kerry campaign to use this song..it is absolutely perfect for the situation in iraq...for the luv o god call pete seeger...if there ever was a "damn fool" saying press on, it's gw bush

Waist Deep In The Big Muddy

(Pete Seeger)

It was back in 1942, I was part of a good platoon
We were on manoeuvres in Louisiana one night by the light of the moon
The Captain said, We got to ford the river, that's where it all began
We were knee deep in the Big Muddy
And the damn fool kept yelling to push on

The Sergeant said, Sir, are you sure this is the way back to base
Sergeant, I once crossed this river not a mile above this place

It'll be a little soggy but we'll keep on slogging, we'll soon be on dry ground. We were waist deep in the Big Muddy And the damn fool kept yelling to push on

Captain, sir, with all this gear 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, follow me - I'll lead on
We were neck deep in the Big Muddy
And the damn fool kept yelling to push on

All of a sudden the moon clouded over, all we heard was a gurgling cry
And a second later the Captain's helmet was all that floated by
The Sergeant said, Turn round, men, I'm in charge from now
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 the water was deeper than the place where he'd once been
For another stream had joined the Muddy a half mile from where we'd gone
We were lucky to get out of the Big Muddy
When the damn fool kept yelling to push on

I don't want to draw conclusions, I'll leave that to yourself
Maybe you're still walking, maybe you're still talking
But every time I hear the news that old feeling comes back on
We're neck deep in the Big Muddy
And the damn fools keep yelling to push on

Knee deep in the Big Muddy
And the fools keep yelling, Push on
Waist deep in the Big Muddy
And the damn fools keep yelling, Push on
Waist deep, neck deep
We'll be drowning before too long
We're neck deep in the Big Muddy
And the damn fools keep yelling to push on

(as sung by Dick Gaughan

[flamingyouth]

1. Great song - and quoted in one of tomorrow's LTTE in my paper

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/opinion/193371_ltrs3.html

[Sugarbleus]

2. OMG, this is Excellent!! Yes, it SHOULD be part of the campaign

in some way!!

Loved Pete Seeger way back then, Love him still.......

[DeepModem Mom]

3. Kick!

[DemBones DemBones]

4. It's been played on "Democracy Now" this week. nt

[bigtree]

5. we knew what to expect with old Nixonians back in power

We didn't just not learn from that war, we ignored what we knew, and pushed on.

[Iceburg]

6. And now we "stay the course"