Does anyone know the origin of the song "Brother Ephus?" I learned it off an old Hedy West Folk Legacy album, but I no longer have the liner notes. While some of the verses clearly have traditional origins, it's not clear to me that the song itself as Hedy sings it is traditional.
Who gets the credit for this song? Is it Hedy West? Is it somebody else? Or is it that great Giver of All Things Good, "the folk tradition?"