On Wednesday, October 21, 1998 at 3:00:00 AM UTC-4, 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   
   I'm rather disappointed to see that this song wasn't necessarily written here   
   in Louisville KY!! The ill child dying in a hospital is the same in all the   
   stories but the location seems to be different. I always believed that the   
   barges were the ones on    
   the Ohio River as they pass through.   
      
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