The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #134892   Message #3074507
Posted By: Bernard
14-Jan-11 - 12:09 PM
Thread Name: lets rewrite folksongs with happy ending
Subject: RE: lets rewrite folksongs with happy ending
There's the oft mis-sung line from Hughie Jones' 'Ellan Vanin Tragedy'...

At one a.m. in Ramsey Bay
Captain Tear was heard to say
Our contract says 'Deliver the mail'
In this rough weather we must not sail (fail)

The song would never have been written but for that one letter!