The merry minuetthe kingston triowords and music by sheldon harnick-from their 1959 lp "from the hungry"they're rioting in africa (whistling)they're starving in spain (whistling)there's hurricanes in flo-ri-da (whistling)and texas needs rainthe whole world is festering with unhappy soulsthe french hate the germans, the germans hate the polesitalians hate yugoslavs, south africans hate the dutchand i don't like anybody very much!!but we can be tranquil and thankful and proudfor man's been endowed with a mushroom-shaped cloudand we know for certain that some lovely daysomeone will set the spark offand we will all be blown away!!they're rioting in africa (whistling)there's strife in iranwhat nature doesn't so to uswill be done by our fellow *man*---<*man* is sung off-key><discordant guitar twang followed by nonsensical strumming>transcribed by ronald e. hontzronhontz@worldnet.att.net