Going back to 17 Mar 99 where rich r asked about the supernatural powers of the owl, has anyone any more info about this earlier song. One of my friends was asking about it last night & I said I'd check Mudcat.

extract from Rich's post -
"Norman Kennedy states that the song was originally about the supernatural powers of an owl, but when the singers of the Hebrides became embarrassed by such ideas, they ceased to sing those words."

sandra