pete seeger sang the song where have all the flowers gone.
pete seeger sang the song where have all the flowers gone.
who sings the song where have all the flowers gone?
pete seeger
where have all the flowers gone?









































"where have all the flowers gone?" is a modern folk-style song. the melody and the first three verses were written by pete seeger in 1955 and published in "sing out!" magazine. additional verses were added in may 1960 by joe hickerson, who turned it into a circular song.









































its rhetorical "where?" and meditation on death place the song in the "ubi sunt" tradition. in 2010, the "new statesman" listed it as one of the "top 20 political songs".
where have all the flowers gone?
where has tommy flowers gone?









































where has tommy flowers gone? is a play by terrence mcnally.









































section::::production history.









































"where has tommy flowers gone?" premiered at the yale repertory theatre, new haven, connecticut, on january 7, 1971. directed by larry arrick, the cast featured robert drivas as tommy flowers, barbara damashek, james naughton and henry winkler. the play next was produced at the berkshire theatre festival, stockbridge, massachusetts, on august 11, 1971.
where has tommy flowers gone?