Where Have All The Flowers Gone is the Royal Song of the Day for Tuesday, August 9th. You can find the lyrics at Rise Up Singing on page 165.

Below are a few video samples of Pete Seeger singing this song he wrote…

Pete Seeger singing “Where Have All the Flowers Gone”, on stage with his grandson, Tao Rodriguez-Seeger and with Arlo Guthrie. As posted at an Arlo family Youtube channel:

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TXqTf8DU6a0]Below is a performance in concert, posted at a banjo Youtube channel:

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Below is a video with excellent vocals, and a photo:

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This simple song, which sounds like an old-time, traditional song, asks one of the most profound questions about war and peace: “When will they ever learn?”