The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #38077   Message #534041
Posted By: Thomas the Rhymer
23-Aug-01 - 02:05 PM
Thread Name: What's so special about F. J. Child?
Subject: RE: BS: What's so special about F. J.Child?
Ian advocates the devil's point
And still we must of Child applaud
Though none were ever by him coin't
He gets the most respectful nod

However many more songs sung
As ballads, narratives, or folksongs
Escaped him or were bells unrung
Matters little; his legacy long...

Shall we also take to task
Mr. Seeger's folk-blue book?
How many people did he ask
How many places did he look?

But knowing many people share
The songs a-published, collected there
You critics ought to show more care
For those who try; to leave despair...ttr