Songs & Ballads Quotes



Lincoln did like the song, but his having it played was a signal to all that revenge and hatred should end. It is not known if he really did get such an opinion from the Attorney General, but the response silenced those who really sought vengeance and retribution.


According to Carter, the phrase was first heard by him when he was in the Navy and working for the father of American nuclear submarines, Admiral Hyman Rickover, 1900-1986. The Admiral frequently asked this question of his subirdinates.


This is from the famous First Verse and is sung often. However there was a second verse of which few people are aware and is rarely sung. The second verse is thought by some to be critical of America. See {630860}.


Belrin had actually written an earlier version during World War I