Lyr Req: My Children are Laughing (Behind My Back)

Subject: Lyrics?-My Children are Laughing at me behind my
From: coldjam
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 01:39 PM

"My Children are Laughing at me behind my back" I think it was a Jo Mape song...anybody heard of it or know it?

Thanks!
Judy

Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From: GUEST,Peace
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 01:58 PM

My Children Are Laughing (Behind My Back)

Sing Out Reprints, Sing Out, Sof (1959), 5, p57
Stevens, George. Blue Dog Cellar Project No. 1, Kimberly RINC 1245, LP (196?), trk# B.05

Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From:
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 02:01 PM

IT's here in the DT My Children are Laughing

Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From:
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 02:02 PM

There's even a MIDI to hear. Doesn't appear to have any discussion on the song in the Forum

Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From: GUEST,Peace
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 02:13 PM

Good one George. I make the mistake of assuming people have checked there.

Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From: coldjam
Date: 04 Dec 07 - 02:16 PM

Thanks guys. I did a search on lyrics and nothing came up...should have kept looking! Thanks again. Last vs a little to bitter for me to perform as is...now I'm thinking of an adaption...

Subject: RE: Lyric request-My Children are Laughing .
From: Joe Offer
Date: 05 Dec 07 - 02:44 AM

The lyrics in the Digital Tradition appear to be an exact transcription of the lyrics I found in the pink (1959-1964) Collected Reprints from Sing Out! book. Here are the background notes:

Folksinger-Folklorist Sam Eskin, who collected this song, writes: "My information on the song is scanty. I collected it from a woman in Colorado some years ago and she heard it from the singing of an English gal. And that is all I know about it." Any other comment would be superfluous.

Well, maybe so, but I'd like to know more, anyhow. I searched for children are laughing in Roud and in the Traditional Ballad Index, but came up with nothing.

-Joe Offer-