Obviously, "Simple Gifts" was "nicked" from "Lord Of De Dance." And De Danon took their name from that one. (The yogurt did too. ;-) If you search long and hard enough you will find a source for every song ever created. And Nic Jones is called that because of all the songs he "nic(k)ed" and put his own moniker on---whatever that word means to Brits. What say you, Kitty?! The word was never "collected" here in the USA!

And then Aaron Copeland stole L.O.T.D. and put it in his Apple Chain Springs Eternal thing. What tangled webs we weave!   He took it for a Simple Gift from God, I guess...

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