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Matisse Enzer's avatar

Like many people I actually saw Pete Seeger tell this story live on stage - if I recall correctly it was at a demonstration at Seabrook, New Hampshire where we were protesting the building of a nuclear power plant there, circa 1978.

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Susie Bright's avatar

What a complete thrill!

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Sherman Alexie's avatar

The luck of gravity = the luck of birth

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Susie Bright's avatar

I love these old Wobbly-style stories.

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Reading Off Into The Sunset's avatar

I grew up hearing such, and you can add “I worked real hard for it.”

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