THEY'RE RIOTING IN AFRICA (THE MERRY MINUET)

(Sheldon Harnick)



They're rioting in Africa

They're starving in Spain

There's hurricanes in Florida

And Texas needs rain.



The whole world is festering

With unhappy souls

The French hate the Germans,

The Germans hate the Poles



Italians hate Yugoslavs

South Africans hate the Dutch

And I don't like anybody very much



But we can be grateful

And thankful and proud

That man's been endowed

With a mushroom shaped cloud



And we know for certain

That some happy day

Someone will set the spark off

And we will all be blown away



They're rioting in Africa

There's strife in Iran

What nature doesn't do to us

Will be done by our fellow man.



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We think this was done by the Kingston Trio back in the 60's.

Sad to say, much of it is still true today

Copyright Alley Music Corp. and Trio Music co., Inc.

Sung By Ellie Stone ca. 1958. RG.

Also recorded by Belafonte on At the Greek Theatre

@war @political @humor

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