When I based my poem "Ballad Child" on "The Connemara
Cradle Song," I remember Charles Alexander saying that
he'd sung it in grade school under the title of "Down
In The Valley."
Our music teachers (a couple who roamed the halls
muttering, "There will never be another Caruso")
favored loud, hearty songs like "Working On The Erie
Canal" and "The River Volga" ("Yo-oh heave ho!"), or
"The Happy Wanderer" (I think it was called):
"Valderie, valderah, my knapsack on my back!"
Thank you, Max, for introducing this charming thread--
Candice
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