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Thread #126972 Message #2826913
Posted By: GUEST,Marvin Warren
31-Jan-10 - 09:31 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Lakes of the Poncertrain? / Ponchartrain
Subject: RE: Origins: Lakes of the Poncertrain
Well, one version I've heard says in the second half of verse one:
I rode the rods 'til evening
and then laid me down again
Thus, I'd guess it's from the era of steam locomotives, roughly the century between 1850 and 1950. More specific than that, I don't know, but would love to hear.