On Thursday, November 28, 2019 at 9:07:50 PM UTC-3, nkkr...@gmail.com wrote:   
   > On Thursday, April 17, 1997 at 4:00:00 AM UTC-3, David Sanderson wrote:   
   > > If I recall, the Carter version has   
   > >   
   > > The myrtle so bright with its emerald hue,   
   > > The pale amanita and eyes look like blue.   
   > >   
   > > This doesn't quite make sense, either, but   
   > > may be closer to English, and I'll take Maybell Carter over The   
   > > Hootenanny Song Book any day.  Fact is, the charm of fractured and/or   
   > > incomprehensible lyrics is one of the delightful things about old time   
   > > music - try some of Charlie Poole's on-the-spot inventions, for example.   
   > >   
   > > --   
   > > David Sanderson davids@greennet.net   
   > > 04/17/97 22:42   
   > > [ Standard Disclaimer ]   
   >   
   > How about: and the pale angelica and iris so blue?   
      
   or better: and the pale angelica with iris bright blue   
      
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