RIP Pete Seeger (3 May 1919 – 27 Jan 2014).
He turned Ecclesiastes 3 into Turn Turn Turn.
At this concert when he was 93, he said his wife Toshi had made up a few extra verses for their children. Like the rest of the song, they contain matching and contrasting words:
work – play
night – day
sleep – wake
candles on the cake
work – eat
sit and rest your feet
teach – learn
all to take their turn
cry – make a fuss
leave and catch the bus
quiet – talk
run – walk
get – give
remember – forgive
hug – kiss
close your eyes and wish
(why not “miss”?)
dirt – soap
tears – hope
fall – spring
hear the robin sing