The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #7975   Message #3975801
Posted By: Joe Offer
09-Feb-19 - 09:25 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Tzena, Tzena, Tzena (Weavers, et al.)
Subject: RE: Origins: Tzena, Tzena, Tzena (Weavers, et al.)
Gee, this seems like such a nice song, but it's a bit of a copyright jungle, and has some interesting political implications. Here is the narrative about the song from the Bear Family box set titled Goodnight Irene: 1949-1953: