It's an interesting exchange. Scherer kept asking him where he had sung his songs; Pete kept insisting that he instead ask about what he had sung — that he would sing for anybody, so it wasn't relevant, and that his songs were always in good faith.

> MR. SCHERER: Witness, you have indicated that you are perfectly willing to tell us about all of these innumerable functions at which you entertained, but why do you refuse to tell us about the functions that Mr. Tavenner inquires about?

> MR. SEEGER: No, sir, I said that I should be glad to tell you about all of the songs that I have sung, because I feel that the songs are the clearest explanation of what I do believe in, as a musician, and as an American.

Scherer wasn't interested at all in what the songs were about.