Sadly, this version has been mutilated (and it's the official CD version, at that); there used to be a spoken-word intro and then it began:the time had come in '68to elect a president...The clumsy way that they just snipped two words out of the first line is jarring.Butsome wear the sign of the elephantsome wear the sign of the mulebut we'll hold the sign of the beagle highand love will shine r...
...but we'll hold the sign of the beagle high, and love will shine right through..."It's missing the intro - Bobby Kennedy was assassinated days after the release, so it was cut on later releases, and they cut the word "in '68" out of the first line for this re-release, but somehow, remembering the hopes and aspirations we had in '68 - until the Democratic Convention, at least (i was in Electro...