The first eight verses of Ecclesiastes 3 are among the most famous in all of scripture. Go ahead, name another
#1 U.S. single with 3,000 year old lyrics. Even today, I find myself singing them in
my head rather than merely reciting them. They so obviously reflect reality that one wonders they even need to be stated, but such is the
nature of poetry. If we did not use these words, we would need others instead.
Still, there are probably one or two dusty old hippies
around who might be shocked to learn Pete Seeger was not their author.