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Moira Cameron, moirakc@internorth.com Origins: Johnny Be Fair (13) Johnny Be Fair-info 20 Jan 97

I've found mixed origins for this song. I know Buffy Sainte Marie claims it to be her own composition, but I've come across several sources that site it as traditional. I leaned it from Eileen McGann, who learned it from another folksinger; and both claim it is traditional. I'm told that a few people have recorded it and labeled it public domain.

Could someone give me any concrete info on this?

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