JACK HAGGERY (Rickaby "D", sung by Ed Springstad, Bemidji, MN

I'm a heart-broken raftsman, from Greenville I came.
My usual departure, alas! I detain.
The strong darts of Cubit they gave me much pain,
And with the loud thrills of thunder I ne'er can find rest.

Not much to this one, except that it did come with a tune. Words seemed to have been altered to something that "sounds like" the commone words. the second line doesn't make much sense compared to other versions. Old "Cubit" is here again and the typical "heart breaks assunder" phrase has become "loud thrills of thunder". Poor fellow certainly wouldn't find rest with all that noise going on.

rich r