The Kingston Trio Said It All

I was trying to come up with something thoughtful to say, so I took a look at the front page of The New York Times.  Amazing.  Simply amazing the world we live in.  And that brought me to thinking of an old Kingston Trio Song from my grandpa's era.  So, with apologies to Dave Guard, Bob Shane, and Nick Reynolds (the original trio), here’s my updated take on the lyrics to Sheldon Harnick’s 1959 classic, “The Merry Minuet.”  Not exactly American Idol material, but it might have a shot at Eurovision.

They're rioting in Istanbul,
Feeling tense in Cairo.
The Taliban made Qatar cool,

But Karzai said no.

Our dear world is teetering
With desperate souls.
Iranians hate Israel,
Israelis hate the polls.

North Koreans hate Japanese,
Russians hate Americans,
The EU must

Hate itself from where it stands.

But we can be thankful,
Look forward with pride,
For life’s not as bad
As it once was in Chad.

At least that’s how it seems
When there disappear,

From each new day’s fresh headlines,
Played out tales of lives set in fear.

They're rioting in Istanbul
But I’m off in Greece.
Goodbye Fox, uhh-uhh CNN
And ERT please rest in peace.

Think about it. 

Jeff—Saturday