Im updating my personal song book and im sure this transcrpit is mondegrenious
I transcribed many many years ago from a reel to reel tape of Pete Seeger
Can anyone make any corrections to the lyrics S'il vous plait

WASHINGTON SQUARE


Loudly the notes of the sparrows are sounding,
Squawks of the pigeons are filling the air,
Over the grass a policeman comes bounding,
To silence the singing in Washington Square,
Neubold Morris sir, Hartford commissioner,
Says stop the music and that they will do,
Let not a note be heard from neither man nor bird,
Strike down guitarists o Morris men in blue            

Glimmers of sunlight from banjos are glancing
There by the fountain a few singers meet
Soon New Yorks finest with night sticks a' dancing
"Don't raise your voices" says the cop on the beat
"All through the atmosphere what is that song we hear
Our country's anthem from this motley crew,
Answer this prayer to god call out the riot squad
And what are they singing to O'Donnel Aboo"

These guitar pickers are sadly misleaded
Gather them up boys and take them to jail
There still a fire hose in Kingston is needed
The notions of City Hall are bound to prevail
Onward the Morris men fight ye oh fight again
The just pay taxes to be spent by you
Down with the surging mass up with the holy grass
Strike for the war cry of "O'Donnel Aboo"