"Wooden Heart" was set to the German tune "Mus I Den", so like countless others, he used an older tune, modified it a bit, even to using parts of the lyrics in Wooden Heart, and copyrighted it as his own work . . . or that of one of his tune smiths. Actually, as I have mentioned in other threads, this is desirable because it allows you to copyright and record a song and its arrangement, while keeping others from singing it for money, without paying you royalties on the package.

Dave