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Thread #24476   Message #279853
Posted By: Quincy
17-Aug-00 - 07:38 PM
Thread Name: Happy Ever Afters???? (Songs)
Subject: Happy Ever Afters????
After reading KT's happy ending to "Puff the Magic Dragon" (Songs that work magic with little ones)
I was wondering if any other Mudcatters could come up with songs where a last verse could be written or changed.....from happy to sad, sad to happy or just to make a different ending!!

I know I'm a soppy and sentimental soul but I can't help it!!!

A song that springs to mind is "Nobody's Child"....about the blind orphan who never gets adopted...even in the very last verse he's still left behind!
I would write a verse where he is living happily with a nice family and dog!

Likewise, the Dubliner's "Seven Drunken Nights"....at the end of discovering his wife with various acquired items, instead of what might have led to divorce could be resolved by attending marriage guidance and then going on to celebrate their Golden Wedding!

Any other suggestions???

best wishes, Yvonne