additionally....ALL songwriters know that once the public gets ahold of a song, stuff begins to happen to it, whether of not the author approves! Recording rights and such still remain somewhat under the control of the author, as it should be, but for just plain enjoyment and sharing and fun, songs like this will always be modified, if not intentionally, then accidently.

   One of the virtues of Mudcat is that ongoing discussions such as this do help to keep straight who the author was, what the author originally intended, how he wrote it, what tunes are used...etc.... I can think of a number of songs that have been rescued from total confusion by being discussed here..("The Key of 'R'", "Woodturners Love Song", "Waltzing With Bears", a couple of Harvey Andrews' songs...etc..)

I do hope that someone WILL record it as originally intended by Don Freed, and that it prospers...but I suspect that the delightful version that Tom Lewis get as much, if not more, attention. This is a compliment to the author, even if he shakes his head a bit over what has happened to his creation.