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GUEST, Mikefule	Songs that should have been folk songs (158* d)	RE: Songs that should have been folk songs	12 Sep 07
To come from outside of "folk" and make it "into folk" the song needs to be memorable, eminently singable, held in general affection, and probably tell a bit of a story. If you're in the pub and start to sing it and some of the locals join in, it may be on its way to becoming a folk song. The obvious one is "(Why why why) Delilah." Ones that sometimes work: "Johnny, remember me" "Puff the Magic Dragon" "Two Little Boys (had two little toys)" One that might almost work: Lynyrd Skynyrd's "Gimme Three Steps"http://www.sing365.com/music/lyric.nsf/Gimme-Three-Steps-lyrics-Lynyrd-Skynyrd/08FCF927B631FB68482569EB0011464E Another that nearly works: Ace of Spades (Motörhead) which fits nicely to a slight variant of the tune of the Lincolnshire Poacher.

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