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Thread #13771   Message #1634061
Posted By: CapriUni
23-Dec-05 - 04:13 PM
Thread Name: ADD:Drive the Cold Winter Away/All Hail to the Day
Subject: RE: Lyr/Chords Req: Drive the Cold Winter Away
By 'countrey', I presume it did not originate in London.

Yes. Especially in context with the slightly derogatory lines:

The City, likewise,
Though somewhat precise,
Doth willingly part with her cost;


Seems that the nature of beaurocracy will never change, no matter how many centuries pass.

One of the many reasons why I think this song should be brought back into popular circulation... Although the nature its "homemade" cheer is not like to win the hearts of commercial retailers...at least, not publicly.