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|    Tom Kupp to Tim Thomas    |
|    Re: lyrics for "The Cruel War"    |
|    10 Sep 20 10:48:08    |
      From: tjkupp@gmail.com              On 09/09/20 13:47, Tim Thomas wrote:       > On Tuesday, March 26, 2019 at 9:25:58 AM UTC-7, kcjsto...@gmail.com wrote:       >> The very last verse doesn't normally get put on with the rest but it is:       >>       >> The cruel war is over.       >> Johnny has come home,       >> But his lover's not with him.       >> He came alone.       >       >       > Amazing that this thread goes back to -- 1993! This was one of the first       songs I learned to finger-pick and I still really like it. Toast to you all!       >       > Did the Peter, Paul and Mary version contain that last verse?       > During the American Revolution, wives sometimes went with their husbands to       fight. See "Molly Pitcher." I associate this song with those times.       >       PP&M's version did not.              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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