Looking for a song or songs
We may have written words a couple of times to John Denver’s “Annie’s Song”. David Marshall used part of one in one of the early chapters of his memoir (see photo attached). Anyone have the full lyrics to this or another version? Thank you Jim Wiegel “…the long work of turning their lives into a celebration is not easy. Come and let us talk“. The Sunflowers. Mary Oliver
You are in luck. About 20 songbooks were recently scanned and added to the ICA Global Archives website: https://icaglobalarchives.org/collections/exploring-inner-life/history/songs.... Good luck!
On Aug 6, 2025, at 1:12 PM, James Wiegel via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
We may have written words a couple of times to John Denver’s “Annie’s Song”. David Marshall used part of one in one of the early chapters of his memoir (see photo attached).
Anyone have the full lyrics to this or another version?
Thank you

Jim Wiegel “…the long work of turning their lives into a celebration is not easy. Come and let us talk“.
The Sunflowers. Mary Oliver
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Are there any audios of people singing these songs in te Archives? Or does one have some audios of them?
On Aug 6, 2025, at 5:47 PM, Karen Snyder via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
You are in luck. About 20 songbooks were recently scanned and added to the ICA Global Archives website: https://icaglobalarchives.org/collections/exploring-inner-life/history/songs.... Good luck!
On Aug 6, 2025, at 1:12 PM, James Wiegel via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>> wrote:
We may have written words a couple of times to John Denver’s “Annie’s Song”. David Marshall used part of one in one of the early chapters of his memoir (see photo attached).
Anyone have the full lyrics to this or another version?
Thank you

Jim Wiegel “…the long work of turning their lives into a celebration is not easy. Come and let us talk“.
The Sunflowers. Mary Oliver
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David, This will be absolutely wonderful. I hope to have them played during my memorial service. When the time comes!!! Jean
On Aug 7, 2025, at 10:37 PM, David Marshall <davidpaulmarshall1956@gmail.com> wrote:
You inspired me, Jean. I was thinking of singing 🎶 acapella the ones from IRON BOY (about 20 selections at the beginning of each chapter) as video posts on my new Substack channel. I’ve got the baritone version of the Gene Marshall bass voice. It’s not my boys choir voice of the 1960s Iron Boy days, but hey, we’re all getting older. To answer Jim’s question, I have the full lyrics to this one and all the other songs we used to sing in the Order/EI/ICA from my saved dog-eared songbooks. I’m traveling now, but will forward them when I get home.
Sent from my iPad David Marshall www.marshallbooks.net
On Aug 7, 2025, at 1:15 PM, Jean Watts via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
Are there any audios of people singing these songs in te Archives? Or does one have some audios of them?
On Aug 6, 2025, at 5:47 PM, Karen Snyder via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
You are in luck. About 20 songbooks were recently scanned and added to the ICA Global Archives website: https://icaglobalarchives.org/collections/exploring-inner-life/history/songs.... Good luck!
On Aug 6, 2025, at 1:12 PM, James Wiegel via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net <mailto:oe@lists.wedgeblade.net>> wrote:
We may have written words a couple of times to John Denver’s “Annie’s Song”. David Marshall used part of one in one of the early chapters of his memoir (see photo attached).
Anyone have the full lyrics to this or another version?
Thank you
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I believe there are audio files on the Archives. There is also singing on tapes in the basement that haven’t been uploaded onto the Archives as yet. The media section in the basement BBC as a whole needs work! This could be a mini project for someone or a small group, to get selected tapes uploaded. There are also VHS recordings of projects & town meetings and of course, lots of talks. How much of the IERD was recorded, does anyone know? Ganesh & Karen have uploaded talks but it takes time. Some of the time can be spent doing something else simultaneously, while playing the tape to upload onto a jpg file. It’s an area that could be worked on by 1-3 people, as well as funded by another group of individuals (or possibly write a small grant?). We can off source some of the work to professionals , but it costs. Wonder if it could be a project or group project for student/s majoring in media or digital creations? Debra Harris WatsonHouston Sent from Yahoo Mail for iPhone On Friday, August 8, 2025, 10:12 AM, Jean Watts via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: David,This will be absolutely wonderful. I hope to have them played during my memorial service. When the time comes!!!Jean On Aug 7, 2025, at 10:37 PM, David Marshall <davidpaulmarshall1956@gmail.com> wrote: You inspired me, Jean. I was thinking of singing 🎶 acapella the ones from IRON BOY (about 20 selections at the beginning of each chapter) as video posts on my new Substack channel. I’ve got the baritone version of the Gene Marshall bass voice. It’s not my boys choir voice of the 1960s Iron Boy days, but hey, we’re all getting older. To answer Jim’s question, I have the full lyrics to this one and all the other songs we used to sing in the Order/EI/ICA from my saved dog-eared songbooks. I’m traveling now, but will forward them when I get home. Sent from my iPadDavid Marshallwww.marshallbooks.net On Aug 7, 2025, at 1:15 PM, Jean Watts via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: Are there any audios of people singing these songs in te Archives? Or does one have some audios of them? On Aug 6, 2025, at 5:47 PM, Karen Snyder via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: You are in luck. About 20 songbooks were recently scanned and added to the ICA Global Archives website: https://icaglobalarchives.org/collections/exploring-inner-life/history/songs.... Good luck! On Aug 6, 2025, at 1:12 PM, James Wiegel via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote: We may have written words a couple of times to John Denver’s “Annie’s Song”. David Marshall used part of one in one of the early chapters of his memoir (see photo attached). Anyone have the full lyrics to this or another version? Thank you <IMG_8243.jpeg> Jim Wiegel “…the long work of turning their lives into a celebration is not easy. Come and let us talk“. The Sunflowers. Mary Oliver _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
I am sure this audio file is somewhere in the archives if you haven't found it yet, but if you were there for Summer 72 you were part of it. I dug this out of my own archived files. There was singing--and there was singing. Milan H. On Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM James Wiegel via OE <oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
We may have written words a couple of times to John Denver’s “Annie’s Song”. David Marshall used part of one in one of the early chapters of his memoir (see photo attached).
Anyone have the full lyrics to this or another version?
Thank you
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Jim Wiegel
“…the long work of turning their lives into a celebration is not easy. Come and let us talk“.
The Sunflowers. Mary Oliver _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
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Wow! And there was singing, such powerful singing! Thanks, Milan! Sharon On Sat, Aug 9, 2025 at 11:11 AM Milan Hamilton via OE < oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
I am sure this audio file is somewhere in the archives if you haven't found it yet, but if you were there for Summer 72 you were part of it. I dug this out of my own archived files. There was singing--and there was singing. Milan H.
On Wed, Aug 6, 2025 at 11:14 AM James Wiegel via OE < oe@lists.wedgeblade.net> wrote:
We may have written words a couple of times to John Denver’s “Annie’s Song”. David Marshall used part of one in one of the early chapters of his memoir (see photo attached).
Anyone have the full lyrics to this or another version?
Thank you
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Jim Wiegel
“…the long work of turning their lives into a celebration is not easy. Come and let us talk“.
The Sunflowers. Mary Oliver _______________________________________________ OE mailing list OE@lists.wedgeblade.net http://lists.wedgeblade.net/listinfo.cgi/oe-wedgeblade.net
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