The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #20243 Message #210251
Posted By: Chocolate Pi
11-Apr-00 - 05:12 PM
Thread Name: Original tunes
Subject: RE: Original tunes
AFAIK, it's a Russian tune, and the orignial words are much more morbid and have to do with seeing the friend's funeral instead of meeting him at a tavern. However, I don't have any references for that.