Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!bonnie!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcrdcf!hplabs!hao!seismo!brl-tgr!tgr!Bernie CosellFrom: Bernie Cosell Newsgroups: net.music Subject: Re: Greensleeves Message-ID: <6392@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Thu, 6-Dec-84 09:11:47 EST Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.6392 Posted: Thu Dec 6 09:11:47 1984 Date-Received: Sun, 9-Dec-84 03:21:22 EST Sender: news@brl-tgr.ARPA Organization: Ballistic Research Lab Lines: 9 Although the Weavers reference my seem amusing -- they are basically right. You should trot down to your local library, dig out a copy of Childs and look it up. I did once and there are truly dozens of verses -- if you thumb through childs you'll find lots of other neat songs that share that trait -- Joan Baez recorded 'Matty Groves', all 25 verses and managed to make it not even be boring to listen to. good luck /Bernie