DON LANGE wrote a simply grand song after the death of Allende at the hands of the CIA in the coup that put Pinochet into power in Chile.

It's hard for me to realize that people know so little about the killing of Salvatore Allende!!?? It was well known to everyone-- at least in the folk -- scene back in the 1970s. Sing Out! printed this song I'm pretty certain.

.................Well, for two hours nearly I've been trying to find Don Lange's song of the killing of the democratically elected communist President of Chile--Salvatore Allende.

All I can recall are snippets. But I'm sure of the chorus!:

The night owl hoots and the hawk it swoops
And I'm traveling on down the road,
And like it or not it's country or rock on the all night radio show,
The announcer comes on says, "If you've got ideas
I've got something for you,
What good's an idea that's not in the bank
Making a buck or two.

Chorus)

It's a long long way from the heartland
From Santiago Bay,
And the good doctor lies with the blood in his eyes
And the bullets read the U.S. of A.
And the bulletts read U.S. of A.