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Thread #1141   Message #579493
Posted By: Dicho (Frank Staplin)
25-Oct-01 - 11:57 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: (De) BLUE TAIL FLY
Both were published in 1846. The Ms, if it still exists, would be interesting to see. Emmett had a habit of revising his songs almost immediately, either to suit the publisher or the minstrelsy circuit. Dixie's Land is another example where the published versions differ; the Ms version, presumably the first, was recently posted.