To: stylin19a
I remember. Still, the words are nice and don’t have to be commie-intended.
1,556 posted on
12/13/2018 6:55:16 AM PST by
little jeremiah
(When we do not punish evildoers we are ripping the foundations of justice from future generations)
To: little jeremiah
compliments of wiki...I wasn't born yet... don't know why I should have known anything about this...must have been something I found while looking for other things...
The song was first performed publicly by Pete Seeger and Lee Hays on June 3, 1949, at St. Nicholas Arena in New York City at a testimonial dinner for the leaders of the Communist Party of the United States, who were then on trial in federal court, charged with violating the Smith Act by advocating the overthrow of the U.S. government.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/If_I_Had_a_Hammer
2,037 posted on
12/13/2018 8:27:50 PM PST by
stylin19a
(2016 - Best.Election.Of.All.Times.Ever.In.The.History.Of.Ever)
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