"Half of the people are stoned"And the other half are waiting for the next election.
"Half the people are drowned
"And the other half are swimming in the wrong direction."
(From "Gloria: Trope, 'Half of the People,'" Movement XV of "Mass: A Theater Piece for Singers, Players and Dancers" by Leonard Bernstein. This particular quatrain, the composer said, was a Christmas gift from Paul Simon. Bernstein's brilliantly caustic "Mass" premiered 40 years ago last month.)
