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Deanne Dale, Rosie McDonald & Anthony Woolcott - The Fiddle And The Drum

from Even More People Have Songs by Various artists

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Joni included this song on the 1969 ‘Clouds’ album, providing a Canadian perspective of the military madness of near neighbour, America. As relevant today, all over our planet we still fear the beating of their drums. - Deanne

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And so once again my dear Johnny, my dear friend
And so once again, you are fighting us all
And when I ask you why, you raise your sticks and cry, and I fall
Oh, my friend, how did you come
To trade the fiddle for the drum?

You say I have turned like the enemies you’ve earned
But I can remember all the good things you are
And so I ask you, please, can I help you find the peace and the star
Oh, my friend, what time is this
To trade the handshake for the fist?

And so once again, oh, America my friend
And so once again you are fighting us all
And when we ask you why, you raise your sticks and cry and we fall
Oh, my friend, how did you come
To trade the fiddle for the drum?

You say we have turned like the enemies you’ve earned
But we can remember all the good things you are
And so we ask you, please, can we help you find the peace and the star
Oh, my friend, we have all come
To fear the beating of your drum

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from Even More People Have Songs, released December 2, 2021
by Joni Mitchell
sung by Deanne Dale, Rosie McDonald
& Anthony Woolcott

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Miguel’s a versatile singer, choral director & composer. His interests include folk & world music, political satire, the environment, trade unionism & the responsible enjoyment of alcohol. His songwriting embraces themes like peace & justice, the family cat, & visceral passionate attraction. His enthusiasm for recording community singing has let many people share the power of their songs. ... more

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