Lyr Req: Reusing an old shirt

Subject: Lyr Req: Reusing an old shirt
From: flannelshirt
Date: 07 Apr 07 - 02:46 PM

Hello friends.

Many years ago (30?) I recall hearing a song about a shirt that starts out as a shirt, but in each verse it gets reused for something else. Needing a song for Earth Day, and woke up thinking about this song, but have no more details. Can anyone help jog my memory?

Thanks,
Flannelshirt

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Reusing an old shirt
From: Joe Offer
Date: 07 Apr 07 - 03:00 PM

Hi, Flannelshirt - I'm wondering if it's the old Yiddish song, I Had a Little Overcoat. I sing it as I Had an Old Coat.

Mary-Chapin Carpenter wrote a lovely song called "This Shirt", which speaks of using a shirt for many things.

-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Reusing an old shirt
From: flannelshirt
Date: 07 Apr 07 - 04:26 PM

Thank you Joe. It was that very nice Paul Kaplan song that I remembered. The lyrics are After a little more research, the following links were helpful for the music.

Peter and Ellen

Sharon Lois & Bram (Requires Rhapsody Player)

Many thanks. Now I can have a full night's sleep. :)

-Flannelshirt

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Reusing an old shirt
From: GUEST,
Date: 07 Apr 07 - 05:03 PM

Reuse an old shirt by making it into a tatter coat.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Reusing an old shirt
From: Sorcha
Date: 07 Apr 07 - 06:32 PM

There is also a childrens book on this theme....something about a red shirt...I can't for the life of me remember the title of the book, but a man keeps patching and patching his red shirt. Help?

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Reusing an old shirt
From: Joe Offer
Date: 07 Apr 07 - 08:55 PM

Hi, Sorcha - I wonder if you're thinking of Joshep Had a Little Overcoat, a Caldecott Medal winning book by Simms Tabak. Whether it's the right book or not, I'd highly recommend the Tabak book.
-Joe Offer-

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Reusing an old shirt
From: Sorcha
Date: 07 Apr 07 - 10:02 PM

Sorry Joe, but that isn't it. The one I'm remembering had no religious overtones at all. The man was just a man in a red shirt. Really bugs me I can't remember.

Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Reusing an old shirt
From: GUEST,meself
Date: 07 Apr 07 - 10:10 PM

I used to wear a red shirt with patches ... ?