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marthabees	Origins: Just what is an 'old brass wagon'?? (4)	Origins: Just what is an 'old brass wagon'??	09 Oct 05
I've used the song "The Old Brass Wagon" for years to teach my littlest students the beginnings of American folk dance. And yesterday it hit me like a ton of bricks: What IS an old brass wagon?? Why would a wagon be made of BRASS, for gosh sakes? Why would we be circling around it? Was there an original event that has been forgotten and yet memorialized in the children's playparty song? I have all kinds of suppositions and creative theories, but those just won't do. I can't find anything on this. I'm thinking that someone out there may know something. I'm mystified. Help? Martha in Florida

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