How most incredibly cool to learn about this! Perhaps more incredible is that I still have the melody, with significant rests, correct after not hearing it for decades. I believe I was first introduced to this in the 80s, when Dick Swain hosted some singing sessions at his home in Cleveland. I am not as sure who taught it, but think it was Becky Hill, at that time a Storyteller and dance Caller, as the most challenging round ever. I suspect the only other time I was exposed to it was a late night session at Augusta.

It stuck so solidly, that early in my time of doing panels of bead embroidery, I created a triangular piece with a reed boat up against a river full of flowers that are like water lilies, because I couldn't find what a water hyacinth looked like. (remember when you didn't have the web to find out things ?) The other part of the inspiration was some small porcelain beads that looked like ancient Egyptian ones, so the whole thing was done in those matte finish pastel beads, with some scarab beads at the points. I'd sing it to people who inquired about the piece. I sold it years before digital photography, so don't have anything but slides of it.

It is so reassuring to find I'm not alone in remembering this jazzy round! Now if I only had som folks to sing it with...

Joanne in Cleveland