What is Tradition?, 1971

Tradition is what we live by--
It's where we work and play,
Traditional schools,
Traditional churches,
Traditional life.


You must abide by tradition.


What is tradition?
It is the failure to be an individual.


Tradition by any other name is tradition,
So what is my mission?
It is to inform people about tradition,
This is my ambition.


Tradition is school,
That's not too cool,
Tradition is also church,
For this a lot of people search.


Tradition is with us all the day,
It is with us at work and play,
All the generations before me--
Like Tradition--don't you see?


Tradition is the failure to be an individual,
Why can't we be cool?