The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #10671 Message #477736
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
06-Jun-01 - 02:53 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Down in Yon Forest (from John Jacob Niles
Subject: RE: down in yon forrest
That may be so, but without evidence it's just speculation. I'm wary of people's attempts to "restore" traditional songs to an (often imaginary) "purer" state, and it's usually best to take such things with a pinch of salt.