The little girl next door stopped by this afternoon and asked if I had lyrics for "Over the River and Through the Woods." I printed her a copy of the four-verse version from the Digital Tradition; and she skipped off singing, pleased to have one or two verses she hadn't known. What would her family think of me if I had given her the 12-verse version I posted above in 2001? I couldn't give it to her because I botched it up when I was trying to make it more printable. But Max made some major fixes to Mudcat today and I was able to fix the 12-verse version into even better shape that it had been when I first posted it. So, I'm very thankful for Max, and for Mudcat, and for the little, 8-year-old girl next door who sings. Happy Thanksgiving, everybody! -Joe Offer-
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