THE FOURTH DAY OF MAY
by Thom Bishop
tune: "The Bold Fenian Men"

On the 4th day of May I want out a-walkin,
'Twas a bright sunny day, 'til I heard someone talking,
I listened a while to the things they were sayin'
Glory-o, glory-o, there were 4 killed at Kent!

With fists clenched so tightly, I walked through the town there,
I went to the commons to see what was down there,
There were banners a-flyin'--loudspeakers all 'round there,
Glory-o, glory-o, there were 4 killed at Kent.

Now it's nearly_______ years since the guns was a-blazin',
And it seems we've gone numb in the process of aging,
For not much has come from that war we were waging,
Glory-o, glory-o, there were 4 killed at Kent.

by Thom Bishop
posted by Art Thieme