[sf-lug] SF-LUG meets Sunday 6 October 2019

[John Strazzarino]

Wow, I am speechless


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> On Sep 30, 2019, at 2:25 PM, Rick Moen <rick at linuxmafia.com> wrote:
> 
> Quoting John (jstrazza at yahoo.com):
> 
>> I’ll be there!  Strike up the band!
> 
> 
>  (Verse)
>  We fought in 1917
>  Rum ta ta tum tum tum
>  And drove the tyrant from the scene
>  Rum ta ta tum tum tum
> 
>  We're in a bigger, better war
>  For your patriotic pastime
>  We don't know what we're fighting for
>  But we didn't know the last time
> 
>  So load the cannon! Draw the blade!
>  Rum ta ta tum tum tum
>  Come on and join the big parade
>  Rum ta ta tum tum
>  Rum ta ta tum tum
>  Rum ta ta tum tum tum
> 
>  (Chorus 1)
>  Let the drums roll out
>  Let the trumpet call
>  While the people shout
>  "Strike up the band"
> 
>  Hear the cymbals ring
>  Callin' one and all
>  To the martial swing
>  Strike up the band
> 
>  There is work to be done, to be done
>  There's a war to be won, to be won
>  Come on you son of a son, of a gun
>  Take your stand
> 
>  Fall in line, yea a bow
>  Come along, let's go
>  Hey, Leader, strike up the band
> 
> Lyrics from 'Strike Up the Band' by George Gershwin, 1927 --
> a satirical song about jingoistic wartime sentiment, set to
> a wonderfully catchy Gershwin tune:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRSfl4VXUmQ
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LDRXpSPFeY4
> 
> 
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