Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

I did a song for Thanksgiving, but this isn't it. But afterwards, I realized that this one is really a better song for Thanksgiving because it's about hope and looking forward to a brighter future. 

It's from the 1963 musical Pickwick (based on the Charles Dickins novel) in which a character gets mistaken for a political candidate, and he is asked by a crowd to state what he would do if elected, and he responds with this song, If I Ruled The World.  And to be honest, I changed some of the lyrics according to what I would do if I ruled the world. For instance, he said that he would make every day the first day of Spring, but that's no good. A lot of places get snowstorms on the first day of Spring. So, I made it "a warm day in Spring." 

I can't help it; I'm picky that way. But, this is really a beautiful song, written by Leslie Bricusse and Cyril Ornadel, and I wish everyone a Happy Thanksgiving. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3ZxNlHJAsg&feature=youtu.be