Lee was: the Incarnation !
Answered on: 20 Apr 2005
The Internet Oracle has pondered your question deeply. Your question was: > Where have all the questions gone? > Long time passing > Where have all the questions gone? > Long time ago > Where have all the questions gone? > Queue drainers drained every one. > When will they ever learn? > When will they ever learn? > > Where have all the queue drainers gone? > Long time passing > Where have all the queue drainers gone? > Long time ago > Where have all the queue drainers gone? > Priests deterred them every one. > When will they ever learn? > When will they ever learn? > > Where have all the priests gone? > Long time passing > Where have all the priests gone? > Long time ago > Where have all the priests gone? > Gone for real jobs every one. > When will they ever learn? > When will they ever learn? > > Where have all the real jobs gone? > Long time passing > Where have all the real jobs gone? > Long time ago > Where have all the real jobs gone? > . > . > . >
And in response, thus spake the Oracle: } Gone to India every one. } When will they ever learn? } When will they ever learn? } } Where have all the Indians gone? } Long time passing } Where have all the Indians gone? } Long time ago } Where have all the Indians gone? } Pakistanis blew up every one. } When will they ever learn? } When will they ever learn? } } Where have all the questions gone? } Long time passing } Where have all the questions gone? } Long time ago } Where have all the questions gone? } The Oracle zotted every one. } When will Supplicants ever learn? } When will they ever learn? } } } You owe the Oracle another question.
Notes: A parody of "Where Have All the Flowers Gone?" by Pete Seeger. Made popular by the Kingston Trio and Peter, Paul, & Mary.
The lyrics for the original song I found at the time I wrote it repeated the first verse as the final one without another logically leading into it, thus I did the same. I've since seen a version with another verse that naturally leads into the repeat of the first verse.
My verses played on the apparent trend at the time of "offshoring" technical jobs like computer programming with firms in India. And also the conflict between India and Pakistan, although I'm not sure that verse comes off well. I'm not trying to take sides, it just seemed like a natural way to go at the time.