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   cneff2015@comcast.net to Sto...@hotmail.com   
   Re: Who wrote "The Fiddler" and when?   
   26 Jun 18 19:03:55   
   
   On Thursday, February 15, 2018 at 2:10:04 PM UTC-5, Sto...@hotmail.com wrote:   
   > Hi, What is a "worthier spoon?"  The correct lyric is "worthiest boon",also   
   not "fine old chord", but "Final Chord".  I'm sure Brahms would appreciate the   
   correct lyrics.   
      
   We promise to grant THEE the worthies boon....   
      
   How the fiddler did dance, how the fiddle did sing. The ladies went dancing   
   around in a ring. When at last he had played the final chord, the final chord,   
   one lady said oh fiddler, come, and claim your reward. She tapped on his   
   shoulder and she counted    
   to ten. The fiddler stood tall and handsome again.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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