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Lyr Req: rag in his ear

29 Nov 00 - 11:30 AM (#348301)
Subject: rag in his ear
From: GUEST,Bryan

I am looking for soem lyrics with the phrase of " man with a rag in his ear... the rag came out the wind blew in and the old man came to life again.

Thank you


29 Nov 00 - 12:05 PM (#348326)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: rag in his ear
From: MMario

no luck doing a google search,


29 Nov 00 - 12:32 PM (#348346)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: rag in his ear
From: Night Owl

sounds really CLOSE to "Michael Finnegan".....


30 Nov 00 - 12:22 PM (#348989)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: rag in his ear
From: Quincy

refresh


31 Jul 02 - 12:27 AM (#757323)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: rag in his ear
From: Jim Dixon

For what it's worth, I found this at http://users.erols.com/wwcassoc/APR00WHATALL.htm:

IT'S BEEN SAID: Silly North Carolina country ditty from the early 1900s.

From our 93 yr old friend Johnny Winstead. His Uncle Gideon ("Giddy") taught it to him. It's about "The old cow": "The old cow died with a rag in its mouth. The rag blew out. The wind blew in. And the old cow came to life again." Johnny says Uncle Gideon "had about as big a handlebar mustache as you ever saw."