I discovered recently (in preparing for St. Pat's, don't y'know) that I sing Molly Malone / Cockles and Mussels slightly differently than most. I recall it from my youth, and I checked with Burl Ives and the Fireside Book of Folksongs and can't lay the blame there. My parents visited recently, and I found I can't blame them, either.

Here's the thing: for the words "cockles" and "mussels" I sing ascending notes, everyone else sings descending notes. My one other thought for where I could have picked that up is the old Susan Reed LP that I loved: the one with the pink cover with the photo of her and the harp. I've got a copy, but no turntable. Anyone got both and can do a quick check??

~ Becky in Tucson