There's an old piece that Lambert, Hendricks, and Ross (ca. 1960) that beings "My analyst told me ... " and then goes on to say that "I'd be better off dead." I found the CD of it a few years ago to play for my Hist of psyc seminar.
On Tue, May 11, 2010 at 6:52 AM, Pollak, Edward <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Here are the lyrics to "Dr. Freud" that I remember Pete Seeger doing in the > early 60s. You can even get it for your ringtone at > http://www.traditionalmusic.co.uk/song-midis/Dr._Freud.htm > > > DR. FREUD > (David Lazar) > > Oh, it happened in Vienna, not so very long ago, > When not too many folks were getting sick > That a starving young physician tried to better his position > By discovering what made his patients tick > > Oh, Dr. Freud, oh, Dr. Freud > How I wish that you'd been otherwise employed > For the set of circumstances sure enhances the finances > Of the followers of Dr Sigmund Freud. > > He forgot about sclerosis, but invented the psychosis > And a hundred ways that sex could be enjoyed > He adopted as his credo, "Down repression, up libido" > And that was the start of Dr.Sigmund Freud. > > Now he analyzed the dreams of the teens and libertines > And he substituted monologues for pills > He drew crowds just like Wells Sadler, when along came Jung & > Adler > Who said, "By God, there's gold in them thar ills" > > They encountered no resistance when they served as Freud's > assistants > As with Ego and with Id, they deftly toyed > And instead of toting bedpans, they bore analytic deadpans > Those ambitious doctors, Adler, Jung, and Freud > > Now the big three have departed not so the cult they started > It's been carried on by many a goodly band > And to trauma, shock, and more shock, someone went and added > Rorshach > Now the thing has got completely out of hand > > Now old men with double chinseys and a million would be Kinseys > Will discuss it at the drop of a repression > I wouldn't be complaining, but for all the dough I'm paying > To lie on someone's couch and say confession > > > > *Edward I. Pollak, Ph.D.* > > *Department of Psychology* > > *West Chester** University of Pennsylvania* > > *~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~* > > *Husband, father, grandfather, biopsychologist, & bluegrass fiddler...... > in approximate order of importance.* > > --- > > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c7628e&n=T&l=tips&o=2577 > > (It may be necessary to cut and paste the above URL if the line is broken) > > or send a blank email to > leave-2577-13152.d92d7ec47187a662aacda2d4b4c76...@fsulist.frostburg.edu > -- David K. Hogberg, PhD Professor of Psychology, Emeritus Department of Psychological Science Albion College Albion MI 49224 Tel: 517/629-4834, Mobile: 517/262-1277 --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=2578 or send a blank email to leave-2578-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
