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Thread #39626 Message #562977
Posted By: Deckman
01-Oct-01 - 08:48 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Wee Hughie (Elizabeth Shane)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Wee Hughie's gone to school'
Thanks "DEN." That's exactly the song as it was taught to me by the late David Spence of Los Gatos, Ca. Actually, he was native Ireland. And I also have a very hard time singing the last verse. It one of those those songs which demands COMPLETE detachment to succeed ... I rarely can pull it off! By the way, I gather that this is a well known POEM. I know it as a song ... very moving in spirit. If anyone out here remembers David Spence, I'd love to hear from you. CHEERS, Bob(deckman)Nelson.