Interstingly, this song also found its way into the "folk tradition", and was recorded as sung by Mr. J. W. Breazeal, Springfield, Missouri on April 27, 1958. You can find his version in the Max Hunter collection. The timing is a bit different but we love it, and as Craig Morgan Robson use it in our Christmas show, Summon Up the Sun. A good example fo the folk process at work.
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