[Marxism] Andrew Jackson: slave-owner and Indian killer--thesame merry-go-round

[Paddy Apling]

Do you know what tune this was sung to?

Paddy
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Lause" <markalause at gmail.com>
To: <e.c.apling at btinternet.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 10, 2009 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Marxism] Andrew Jackson: slave-owner and Indian 
killer--thesame merry-go-round


> This is the great paradox of two-party politics, which really comes
> out of this period.
>
> Each contains something to attract the attractable in terms of
> rhetoric or constructed image.  And it also defends things that are
> totally indefensible, which gives the other party something tangible
> to criticize.  Anyone can find the right one to fit their family's
> traditional consumer choice...
>
> ML
>
> PS: This morning, I was listening to "the Same Merry-go-round" from
> the 1948 Wallace campaign, even as I was reading these things on
> Jackson...
>
> THE SAME MERRY-GO-ROUND
>
> The donkey is tired and thin.
> The elephant thinks he'll move in.
>   They yell and they fuss
>   But they ain't fooling us
> 'Cause they're brothers under the skin.
>
> REFRAIN:
>     It's the same, same merry-go-round.
>     Which one will you ride this year?
>     The donkey and elephant bob up and down
>     On the same merry-go-round.
>
> The elephant comes from the North.
> The donkey may come from the south.
>   If you look, you'll find
>   The donkey's behind
> But they have the same bit in their mouth.
>
> REFRAIN...
>
> If you want to end up safe and sound,
> Get off of the merry-go-round.
>   To be a real smarty,
>   Just join the new party
> And get your two feet on the ground.
>
> REFRAIN...
>
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