As an added note, this was a songwriting exercise for Woody. He tried to write a song without rhyme. If my memory serves me well the "Goodbye to my Juan..." lines above are the only rhyme in the song. When I first heard this, I was amazed. I had sung the song many times and had never even thought about the lack of a rhyme scheme. The information about the melody is very interesting given the above information. It isn't really a song until the music arrives and the tune for "Deportees" is so very appropriate for they lyrics. Gee, I haven't been on the 'Cat for a month and the first thread I hit I learn something new and get to add a bit. I really miss coming here on a regular basis.

Roger in Baltimore