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Thread #75757 Message #1334644
Posted By: Nerd
21-Nov-04 - 04:34 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: lee monroe presnell's two sisters (#10)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: lee monroe presnell's two sisters (#1
I wouldn't think the Warner's decipherment any better than your own, Roberto, of the Jenny Flower Jen line. They were just transcribing it as they heard it.
LMP's version may go back to the archaic "juniper gentian and rosemary" herbal refrain, or at least to its more modern counterpart, "Jennifer Gentle and Rosemary." It is a great version of this ballad!