Some songs that I sing have had their words changed in ways that I like. Titles were changed, too.

One was originally entitled "Roy Dixon" and was recorded in 1930 by Darby and Tarlton. The chorus is:

Would you leave me alone, little darling
Leave me alone in this old Kilby Jail
Would you always remember little darling
That your Roy Dixon longs to be free

Arthur Smith and the Delmore Brothers recorded it as "Little Darling" in 1937. But the words weren't changed.

Arthur Smith and the McGee Brothers were recorded by Mike Seeger in 1957 doing it as "Kilby Jail". This time they changed the last line of the chorus:

Would you leave me alone, little darling
Leave me alone in this old Kilby Jail
Would you always remember little darling
That your heart aches and longs to be free

The Lazy Aces recorded a good version of it in 1986, keeping the change.

I liked the change, so I sing it that way. Actually I sing:

That my heart aches and longs to be free

because I think it makes more sense that way.

-Greg