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Thread #3401 Message #1080359
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
26-Dec-03 - 02:54 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: I Wonder as I Wander (John Jacob Niles)
Subject: RE: I Wonder as I Wander Lyrics
John Jacob Niles seems to have composed this song in the 1930s. Like several of his other compositions, he made up a story about its folk origin.
His tale can be found at Niles