“Every time I read the paper those old feelings come on.
We are waist deep in the Big Muddy and the big fool says to push on.”

— Pete Seeger

"Waist Deep in the Big Muddy" (1967)

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“Every time I read the paper those old feelings come on.
We are waist deep in the Big Muddy and the big fool says to push on.”