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Winter hot dogs at English Bay

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Today in history ... December 14

1989 - Andrei Sakharov, father of the Soviet H-bomb, dissident and Nobel Peace Prize winner for defending human rights, died at age 68.

My song for Sakharov - - -

EMERGENCY HOSPITAL
The Ballad of Andrei Sakharov

They got me in emergency hospital, how'd I ever get in here?
What did I say? Is this the price that I pay?
They said they'd let me out next year.
They put me in emergency hospital, in here it happens in reverse,
you come in then, you're never seen again
the patients go from good to worse.

The doctor comes to see me each morningtime he says there's something wrong in my head,
he gives me a shot and then I hurt a lot
maybe I'd be better off dead.
Hear the man a moanin' in the bed next door, he just got up and went insane,
the morning line is he'll be dead by nine,
'cause all he ever feels is pain.

CHORUS;
A knock on my door about a quarter to four
they came and then they took me away
I dared to disagree and someone told on me
they take down everything that you say.

They got me in a ward with all the crazy ones and soon you never hear them scream
I look at you and you're a prisoner too
you stay awake so you won't dream.
They put me in this four by four padded room and on the other side of the door
the KGB is out there watching me
you'll never hear from me no more.

REPEAT CHORUS

They got me in emergency balnista tryin' to make me change my ways
my doctor says "Nyet, you ain't goin' home yet
we don't believe a word that you say"
They put me in emergency hospital how'm I gonna get outa here?
It may be too late because I can't think straight
I don't think I'll be leavin' next year.

REPEAT CHORUS TO FADEOUT;
A knock on my door about a quarter to four
they came and then they took me away
I dared to disagree and someone told on me
they take down everything that you say.


© RC Westerholm (SOCAN)