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Thread #119975 Message #2608283
Posted By: Jim Dixon
09-Apr-09 - 05:11 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Miss Lucy Long (minstrel)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Miss Lucy Long (minstrel)
I have surveyed all the versions I could find on the Internet. Here is a summary:
Variations I found in the verses posted above:
Title: LUCY LONG CHORUS line 4: Oh, Lucy, Lucy Long Verse 4 line 2: She hadn't much to say Verse 5 line 1: If I had... Verse 5 line 2: I'd whip her sure your (sic) born Verse 5 line 3: I'd take her down to New Orleans