I am standing by the water, watching....

Subject: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: GUEST,artist unknown
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 10:09 AM

I am seaching for the artist(s) who recorded a folk\country song with the lyrics,"I am standing by the water, watching the red birds fly, I am not dying, I am learning to fly."
Thank you for you help.
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Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: Peace
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 12:52 PM

,"I am standing by the water, watching the red birds fly, I am not dying, I am learning to fly."

That is a paraphrse I take it?

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: wysiwyg
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 01:08 PM

Somebuddy's gonna need to email the requestor with a link back to his thread, because posts like the above are seldom revisited-- when they give an email addy they usually assume the answer will come via email.

~S~

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: Bill D
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 01:20 PM

I am not sure why, when folks see a discussion group like this, they DO assume that there is some magic genie who digs out answers and sends emails....Many folks do not wish to contact strangers with their private email, even for so innocuous a task.

Besides, if the answer is interesting, many others might like to hear about it also....

Subject: Lyr Add: THE SANDS OF TARA'S SHORE
From: Peace
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 01:29 PM

The only song I can locate with "I am standing by the water" in it is

THE SANDS OF TARA'S SHORE
(Pat Cunningham, John O'Kane)

John Mock Acoustic Guitar, Whistle & Bodhran
Randy Howard Fiddle & Mandolin
Dennis Crouch Double Bass
Wes Hightower Backing Vocals

There's a full moon in the heavens shining on the sea
There's a slow boat on the water moving in the breeze
There's a ship out in the distance following the stars
In my memory I see you on the sands of Tara's shore

When I left you I was crying, you kissed away the tears
And we made a promise, some day we'd build our future there
But the years have come between us, we can't go back, I know
Still in my heart you're with me on the sands of Tara's shore

On the sands of Tara's shore I'll walk with you
Hand in hand, in love once more so young so true
In the warm and tender light I'll lie with you
Where the wild wild oceans roar
On the sands of Tara's shore

In the city of New Orleans on a blue mid-summer day
I am standing by the water as the tide turns round again
And I'm thinking 'bout the promise we made so long ago
And I'm longing for the day on the sands of Tara's shore

On the sands ...



The thread originator lives in California and he's on the other end of the political spectrum from me. So I'd rather not send an e-mail. I had suggested that the lines he quoted are paraphrased because they do not scan as lines in songs usually do. So, unless he visits again I am stumped.

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: wysiwyg
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 02:10 PM

I have an email account that's so open you could drive an ice truck through it, that I use for these. So below is what I sent. (I keep a copy for future re-use the next time around.)

~S~

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Hi,

I'm writing about your Mudcat request.

Requests are always answered in the forum, usually in the thread where you posted your request. Sometimes answers come quickly, or sometimes they come (or are added to) years later. It's a good idea to bookmark the thread so you can check back easily:

http://www.mudcat.org/thread.cfm?threadid=103117

~A Mudcat Member

===

PS, Nine time outta ten I get a thank-you note and nothing more, no spam either.

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: Peace
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 02:14 PM

Micheal is a very erudite, 'well-spoken' individual. However, having been burned once before, well, I seldom if ever send e-mails to people I don't know. Especially from a public forum. Thank you for taking care of that, WYS.

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: wysiwyg
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 02:19 PM

I don't always have time.... I'm not the secretary around here. It's not a big deal to do it if you have a dummy email address you can send from. Just don't use your private one. Or send it and then block-sender for that email addy, or whatever.

~S~

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: Peace
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 02:25 PM

I don't believe I suggested you are the secretary around here. Have a nice day.

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: wysiwyg
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 02:33 PM

You would not believe how many of these nobody but me has been willing to send over the years. And I need my nap.

(I don't believe I suggested that you should take my post personally. Have a nice day.) :~)

~Susan

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: Peace
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 02:36 PM

Thanks, Susan. You have a good day, too.

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: wysiwyg
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 02:37 PM

It's a chore I'm going to start suggesting to newbies I'm coaching, when they want to know how they can help around here.

~S~

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: Peace
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 02:47 PM

LOL

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: Jeri
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 07:54 PM

Personally, I'm not going to e-mail people unless I know who they are. It's a discussion forum, and it doesn't take much to temporarily bookmark a thread.

Subject: RE: I am standing by the water, watching....
From: wysiwyg
Date: 07 Jul 07 - 08:58 PM

If this is just one of 20 places someone is looking, though, they may not even remember having BEEN here.

~S~