It's A Terrible Thing Being

I Have Sung For Americans Of Every Political Persuasion, And I Am Proud That I Never Refuse To Sing To An Audience, No Matter What Religion Or Color Of Their Skin, Or Situation In Life.

All The Arts, Music, The Visual Arts, Acting And Dancing Arts, Cooking Arts, And I Believe Sports, Will Save The Human Race Because They Can Leap Over Barriers, Religions, Leap Over Barriers Of Race, Politics.

I Remember Someone Once Saying, "pete, You Know You Really Should Take Voice Lessons." And I Said, "well, If I Could Find Any Voice Teacher That Could Teach Me To Sing Like Lead Belly I'd Spend Every Cent To Study Under Him." But Every Time You'd Go To A Voice Teacher, He'd Teach You To Warble, As If You'd Want To Be An Opera Singer, And That's Not What I'm Interested In.

I Feel That My Whole Life Is A Contribution.

There's A Story Behind Every Old Ballad Or Work Song Or Nonsense Song That I Ever Knew. Sometimes It's A Fascinating Story. A Story Of People Struggling For Freedom, Struggling To Get Along In This Old World.