![]() ![]() “Oh, I can hardly hear ya!” Seeger says, comic despair in his voice. The listeners take a tentative stab at a hallelujah. Now clear out your throats and try singin’ that.” “All you do is come in on the Halle luuujah. “But I’m gonna ask you to help us sing this one.” A thrum of his five-string banjo and the metronome of his tapping foot cue Seeger’s cheerleader tenor: “Michael, row the boat ashore…” The other Weavers - soprano Ronnie Gilbert, second tenor Fred Hellerman and bass Lee Hays - complete the chorus of hallelujahs. Follow may have thought you were comin’ here tonight to sit back and take things easy while we did all the work,” Pete Seeger told the audience at the legendary 1955 Weavers concert at Carnegie Hall. ![]()
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