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Thread #49646 Message #749999
Posted By: greg stephens
17-Jul-02 - 07:46 PM
Thread Name: BS: An evolution of Folk Music?
Subject: RE: BS: An evolution of Folk Music?
IS you're right they are a very pure form of folk,surely. nobody knows who wrote them, they are recognised as common property, and orally transmitted. Those should be good criteria. Ed is probably right, they do miss out by passing quickly I suppose. I've forgotten loads, we used to know parodies of ads but they seem to have flown from my old brain. I can remember one playground pop song parody: The Yellow Rose of Texas The man from Laramie They went to Davy Crockett's To have a cup of tea The tea was so delicious They had another cup And left poor Davy Crockett To do the washing up