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   bastXXXette@sonic.net to Bill Kawalec   
   Re: "Uncle Rat" lyrics?   
   16 Dec 07 21:48:53   
   
   Bill Kawalec  wrote:   
      
    >> Interestingly, the first couple of hits I checked out simply had a   
    >> blank page where the words would have been. A third site said, "The   
    >> artist has declined to publicize the lyrics of this song." At the time,   
    >> I didn't realize it was a traditional song, so I thought this was a   
    >> case of the songwriter being possessive. Now I think it was probably   
    >> that either they didn't *know* the words (and were faking it), or they   
    >> were worried about copyright infringement, although I don't know why,   
      
    > I got a couple of those too. One specifically said the lyrics had been   
    > removed for copyright issues. One must be persistent.   
    > :-)   
      
   Well, I was persistant. I simply changed the venue in which I was   
   persisting. :)   
      
   Joyce   
      
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