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Thread #2304   Message #1324445
Posted By: Jim Dixon
12-Nov-04 - 07:57 AM
Thread Name: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
Subject: RE: Irish Newfoundland lyrics
To: GUEST,ayouden30@hotmail.com (e-mail sent):

It isn't clear from your request, but WANDA LEE and A MAIDEN'S PRAYER are two separate songs. They are both found on The Dorymen's cassette "Tiny Red Light" which is available at shopDownhomer.com (and probably other places as well).

WANDA LEE was apparently written by John Drake, a member of The Dorymen. I couldn't find any lyrics or sound samples of their recording, and I can't find any evidence that anyone else has recorded it.

There are several different songs called A MAIDEN'S PRAYER. I see from The BMI Repertoire that John Drake has claimed one of them, so his might be original, or maybe he did what many people do: take a song in the public domain, make a few changes to it, and copyright the "arrangement." At any rate, you can find various lyrics to A MAIDEN'S PRAYER in these threads:

What makes a clean song dirty
Lyr/Tune Req: Maiden's Prayer