The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #97989 Message #1936541
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
14-Jan-07 - 04:50 PM
Thread Name: Same Name Most Differnt Songs
Subject: RE: Same Name Most Differnt Songs
Snuffy wins, I think; and by a very wide margin. One of the useful hints given to aspiring folk song collectors in the early years of the 20th century was, if in doubt, ask your singer if they know that one that starts "as I walked out" (or "as I roved out"); pretty much guaranteed to get results, but no knowing what it would turn out to be.