Ellis Ashbrook on Grice on 'therefore', 'however' and 'so forth'

by JLS
for the GC

IN BROWSING and looking for Strawson on 'therefore' in "Introduction to Logical theory" I come across this song by Ashbrook,

from youtube.

The song, Griceian at heart, is titled, "Therefore, however, and so forth" and the lyrics go:


VERSE I

"Therefore, I'm trying to get my fill
I'm so lucky that I'm not blank
Responsibility Awaits
But when I think too much about it
I can't change fate."

VERSE II

"However, we wish to fantasize
We wait to find the compromise
I've never been to the future but I see it everyday
It comes down like acid rain on a 21st century day."

VERSE III

"And so forth we now control the tide
In blinking time the pressures change the sky
Passive masses watch and don't ask why
but I walk by and wait to see inside."

To the tune of "Keep the home fires burning"