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Thread #8470   Message #52629
Posted By: Pete Peterson
07-Jan-99 - 06:50 PM
Thread Name: Right Wing Folksongs
Subject: RE: Right Wing Folksongs
I remember from an old Sing Out when the question came up that Pete Seeger quoted the Fleming Brown song which Sandy has alluded to-- but the prizewinner was by the Rinehart Brothers on the 100% label (private label) which was "The Old Firey Cross" (to the tune of The Old Rugged Cross) and on the other side somthing to the tune of Casey Jones which went The Ku Klux Klan's gonna have a big parade The Ku Klux Klan-- or know the reason why The Ku Klux Klan's gonna have a big parade Won't you please tip your hat when the flag goes by Seems to date from the 1920s. That's about as right wing as I can imagine Pete