thanks, second guest, I would never have thought to search the forum, and if not obvious, I am referring to links external to DT only.

Here's what Joe Offer said in link of guest above:

"If lyrics are in the Forum or the Digital Tradition already, please do not post them again. If somebody requests that song, post a link or copy-paste the URL of the thread where the song is located. If the lyrics are offsite please post them (unless they're pop lyrics that people aren't likely to request again). Two reaons for that - links tend to expire, and then then we don't have access to the song any more. Secondly, lyrics that are posted in the form can be found by a Mudcat search, and that's very handy."

I guess it's been discussed enough before, but my experience is that in many threads that go back a ways, that are resuscitated, earlier links are often no longer available, so it doesn't hurt to reiterate this here, even if it may be in the FAQ, which I confess I don't always immediately look to for answers.