You 'Cats are just the greatest. Thanks so much for the scholarly input leavened with a dash of absurdity--that's a note to you, Codger. The Nashville Bluegrass Band attributes the song to the public domain, so I think I'll trust that. We're doing the song on our forthcoming CD, "Put Your Loving Arms All Around Me," and I must add that we were inspired to sing it by none other than Elizabeth and Sandy LaPrelle. We heard them do it a couple of years ago, and we must have asked them to sing it again at least five times! Couldn't get enough of it! Our mutual benefactor Ed Norman also sent me the Melody Harps version as well as the Dixie Hummingbirds version. They're all pretty intimidating, but we sing on. :)

Thanks for the kind words, Kent and Joe, and to Q for the reference and yet another song to think about. Rise up, fellow pedants! Isn't there a nicer word for us?

We really look forward to coming back to the Getaway one of these days--sooner rather than later.

Becky