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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.   
      
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