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Thread #9037 Message #3843511
Posted By: GUEST,Guest, KirstyF
07-Mar-17 - 04:34 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Escape of Old John Webb/Billy Broke Locks
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Escape of Old John Webb/Billy Broke Locks
Late to the game, here, and very grateful to have lyrics and notes for this half-remembered song.
In response to Anglo, "somewhat astonished by leeneia's characterization of this as "such a pretty, gentle song."" -- I was too, until I heard the Kingston Trio version on YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TMJSWWvBdzA
Having (I think) first learned it from Lomax' book, and possibly from a Burl Ives recording, I always considered the tune one of the best fighting songs I've ever heard. But the banjo and especially the soft voice in the Kingston Trio's recording does make it sound very gentle.