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Thread #84320 Message #1556219
Posted By: Les B
04-Sep-05 - 08:18 PM
Thread Name: Old fiddle tunes recycled as songs
Subject: RE: Old fiddle tunes recycled as songs
Ebbie - I sing "Year of Jubilo" or "Kingdom Coming" once in a while.
It was written by Henry Clay Work who also wrote "Grandfather's Clock," "Marching Through Georgia" and many others in the Civil War era.
"Year of Jubilo" has some words - and is sometimes sung in dialect - that might be considered racist, but with a little forethought can be cleaned up and still retain the Civil War flavor.
It should be in the database (I think). And there are numerous other parodies. The tune is said to have been the favorite of American cowboy humorist and actor, Will Rogers.