The scene: the annual production of (topical) satire by the Inner Circle, New York City's political writers. The scene stealer: New York's Mayor John Lindsay, candidate for reelection, singing a ditty he composed to the tune of Where Have All the Flowers Gone?:
Where has the charisma gone?
Long lost, I know.
Where has all the magic gone?
Smothered in snow.
Lost the Irish, Jews and Blacks,
My biggest fans are my own flacks.
When will I ever learn,
The ethnic vote's returned.
Where has the charisma gone?
Went out on strike.
Transit, garbage, teachers, cabs,
Pick one...
