The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #20528   Message #2039676
Posted By: GUEST,Tunesmith
30-Apr-07 - 03:15 PM
Thread Name: The Saddest Song Ever written
Subject: RE: The Saddest Song Ever written
"White Girl" by Peter LaFarge. Now, this is sad. It's about a Native American young man rejected by the white girl of the title. I used to perform the song back in the 60s. I learned the song from a copy of Sing Out mag ( I think it had Peter on the cover), and there was no tempo indication given. Years later, I heard Johnny Cash's version, and he seemed to sprint through it!