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allegorical oracle

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4. A Pete Seeger 'Nam song comes to my mind: "Waist deep in the big muddy."

Reply to milestogo (Original post)

Sun Mar 15, 2026, 10:27 AM

Sunday

Edit: Added a stanza...

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
Them old feelings come on
We're waist deep in the Big Muddy
The big fool says to push on.

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Classic anti-war song is running through my head today... [View all] milestogo Sunday OP

Has been in my head for the last three weeks. niyad Sunday #1

Damn, that took me back to high school Attilatheblond Sunday #2

Love this version!! lark Sunday #3

A Pete Seeger 'Nam song comes to my mind: "Waist deep in the big muddy." allegorical oracle Sunday #4

Pete gave us so many songs.... SergeStorms Sunday #15

One of my favorites JPK Sunday #5

I have a Phil Ochs CD murielm99 Sunday #6

This is another of his songs that echoes for me today: thucythucy Sunday #7

I don't think I've heard that one for years. milestogo Sunday #8

I had the original album on vinyl, thucythucy Sunday #9

Remember that all those young men in the audience were of draft age Wild blueberry Sunday #10

Lots of young men in this audience. milestogo Sunday #11

In my circle of friends it was like a big splat with people going every which way...4F? 1Y? Canada? Join up? mitch96 Sunday #13

Must be happening a lot considering the current status of things. hamsterjill Sunday #12

Change Vietnam to 'in Iran' and commie to Muslim BeneteauBum Sunday #14

allan01bear was a bear cub then:) AllaN01Bear Sunday #16

Lots of classic anti-war song is running through my head today... edbermac Sunday #17

RIP Country Joe. still relevant as ever. themaguffin Sunday #18

Eve Of Destruction 2na fisherman Sunday #19