On Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 1:00:00 AM UTC-6, ThDanks wrote:   
   > Does anyone know the origin of the song "Barges"? It has been sung by Girl   
   > Scouts for generations, and printed in various Girl Scout songbooks back into   
   > the 1930s, always attributed to "Traditional". Recently, a Girl Scout friend   
   > said she sang it with Girl Guides 30-40 years ago in England. Can anyone give   
   > it a more complete history? Thanks.   
   >   
   > Theresa Danks   
   >   
   > "Life is a symphony; play your part." -- Steve Schuch   
      
   Barges was written by a girl who was ill and was looking out her window and   
   could see barges passing by, but she died before she could finish it, and   
   that's why you hum at the end of the song to honour her.   
      
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