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Lyr Req: My Children are Laughing (Behind My Back)

04 Dec 07 - 01:39 PM (#2208462)
Subject: Lyrics?-My Children are Laughing at me behind my
From: coldjam

"My Children are Laughing at me behind my back" I think it was a Jo Mape song...anybody heard of it or know it?

Thanks!
Judy

04 Dec 07 - 01:58 PM (#2208473)
Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From: GUEST,Peace

My Children Are Laughing (Behind My Back)

Sing Out Reprints, Sing Out, Sof (1959), 5, p57
Stevens, George. Blue Dog Cellar Project No. 1, Kimberly RINC 1245, LP (196?), trk# B.05

04 Dec 07 - 02:01 PM (#2208475)
Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca

IT's here in the DT My Children are Laughing

04 Dec 07 - 02:02 PM (#2208477)
Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca

There's even a MIDI to hear. Doesn't appear to have any discussion on the song in the Forum

04 Dec 07 - 02:13 PM (#2208484)
Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From: GUEST,Peace

Good one George. I make the mistake of assuming people have checked there.

04 Dec 07 - 02:16 PM (#2208487)
Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From: coldjam

Thanks guys. I did a search on lyrics and nothing came up...should have kept looking! Thanks again. Last vs a little to bitter for me to perform as is...now I'm thinking of an adaption...

05 Dec 07 - 02:44 AM (#2208883)
Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From: Joe Offer

The lyrics in the Digital Tradition appear to be an exact transcription of the lyrics I found in the pink (1959-1964) Collected Reprints from Sing Out! book. Here are the background notes:
    Folksinger-Folklorist Sam Eskin, who collected this song, writes: "My information on the song is scanty. I collected it from a woman in Colorado some years ago and she heard it from the singing of an English gal. And that is all I know about it." Any other comment would be superfluous.
Well, maybe so, but I'd like to know more, anyhow. I searched for children are laughing in Roud and in the Traditional Ballad Index, but came up with nothing.

-Joe Offer-