I recently discovered Billy Pilgrim's song 'If Your Hair's Too Long There's Sin In Your Heart', and know it as Daniel Prayed, from the Red Clay Ramblers, way back when I was also in an old time band. In searching for the song, I found that Billy's version has been around since the 50's? The early 60's? But in a humorless version, from religious singers.
My question - at what point did 'Daniel' branch off to become 'hair's too long'?
And I'm guessing it was Billy's version, or another's, with their hair too long, that added a verse about the Dead. Brilliant!
Thanks