From which I learned that no less than Tom Lehrer, someone else youngsters should know about, thought it was “the most sanctimonious song ever written”. And he was right.
On the plus side, great children’s tune and the simplicity of the lyrics match the melody and provide a nice counterpoint to the message.
It perfectly captures the sour, smug, almost elitist cultural tone set by US 60s coastal urban intellectuals that hasn’t aged well over the years. I suppose you had to have been there.
Surprised no one has written a parody lampooning the cultural elites of the era with the same song and lyrical structure.
