Re: w-word (joni content)

[Dan Olson]

This most unusual Joni Mitchell song is unique in that any of us can sing 
it to ourselves (in the proper tempo), and it sounds perfect, because it is 
supposed to be sung unaccompanied.  Thank you for giving us the opportunity 
to read (sing to ourselves) and feel the power of these timely lyrics.  Dig 
the key change for the third and fourth verse.

At 08:22 PM 3/3/2003 -0500, you wrote:

>From my perspective as an outsider (Canadian), She described the 
situation herself
perfectly well in 1968  with  her lament,   The Fiddle and the Drum.

                                                     And so once again
                                                     My dear Johnny my 
dear friend
                                                     And so once again 
you are fighting' us all
                                                     And when I ask you why
                                                     You raise your 
sticks and cry, and I fall
                                                     Oh, my friend
                                                     How did you come
                                                     To trade the fiddle 
for the drum

                                                     You say I have turned
                                                     Like the enemies 
you've earned
                                                     But I can remember
                                                     All the good things 
you are
                                                     And so I ask you please
                                                     Can I help you find 
the peace and the star
                                                     Oh, my friend
                                                     What time is this
                                                     To trade the 
handshake for the fist

                                                     And so once again
                                                     Oh, America my friend
                                                     And so once again
                                                     You are fighting us all
                                                     And when we ask you why
                                                     You raise your 
sticks and cry and we fall
                                                     Oh, my friend
                                                     How did you come
                                                     To trade the fiddle 
for the drum

                                                     You say we have turned
                                                     Like the enemies 
you've earned
                                                     But we can remember
                                                     All the good things 
you are
                                                     And so we ask you please
                                                     Can we help you find 
the peace and the star
                                                     Oh my friend
                                                     We have all come
                                                     To fear the beating 
of your drum

                                                     Joni Mitchell  1968

If anyone has personal opinions on the w-word please use NJC.

Doug