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Thread #61779 Message #994955
Posted By: Amos
01-Aug-03 - 09:05 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: American Folk/Blues: dying proffessions
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: American Folk/Blues: dying proffessions
John Henry is an American song, not an English one, structly speaking.
"Blow the Candles Out" and "Courting in the Kitchen" are two examples of songs which mention the apprenticeship system once used in bth the UK and the early US.