I'm not sure this song of our times is finished but I'll post it anyway for comment. It's modeled after the traditional Appalachian ballad "The Cuckoo."

By Charlie Ipcar, 1/20, 2021
Tune: traditional after “The Cuckoo”

Flight of the Phoenix

The phoenix she’s a pretty bird,
She burns bright as she flies;
She rises from the ashes,
And she tells us no lies.

Good friends gather round
And heed well what I say;
Don’t trust any tyrant,
For you they’ll betray;
They’ll promise you riches
But tell you more lies,
Than cross ties on a railroad
Or stars in the sky. (CHO)

The fire in the forests,
The storms on the sea,
The plague in our nation,
What salvation can be?
But working together,
We’ll make a brave stand,
And win back our freedom,
Bring peace to this land. (CHO)

Cheerily,
Charlie Ipcar