Wow, you guys are great. I wasn't aware of the connection with "Fair Lady." Both Spurlock's "Cowgirl" and Tucker's "Death" seem closer to what Woody recorded, yet the woman in both is killled, as she is in Turner's "Fair Lady," while Woody's heroine is vital and rousing the cowboys to get up and fight.It also struck me that though he called his song "Ranger's Command," there's no further reference to rangers than in the second line. What is presented in Tucker's fourth stanza helps clarify for me where that came from. I wonder if there's could be a connection drawn to some of the sea chanty's suck as "Willie Taylor" and the like? Thanks for all your expertise and help here.
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