Dear Les Blank,

I, too, am a "Cat Came Back" fan and have plunked at it ever since first hearing Cisco Houston's version on an old Smithsonian folk collection. Since that time, I've come across some other verses and would be interested in swapping. If you're so inclined, please drop me your nine verses via e-mail to:

donr@msgonline.com

and I'll see if I've any to add.

To all the Folks in the Circle:

My contribution on 6-string, in F and sung in baritone, is Stephen Foster's "Hard Times Come Again No More".

Who's next?