From Unknown Wed 11 Jun 97 16:28:48 Path: usc!iagnet.net!newsfeed.direct.ca!news.he.net!Supernews73!supernews.com!Supernews69!not-for-mail From: Kyle Harris Newsgroups: rec.music.folk Subject: Re: Songs that use melody from Sweet Betsy from Pike? Date: Fri, 12 Sep 1997 08:50:51 -0700 Organization: All USENET -- http://www.Supernews.com Lines: 11 Message-ID: <341964DB.390F@netvalue.net> References: <3418A77C.2507@worldnet.att.net> Reply-To: wooftone@netvalue.net NNTP-Posting-Host: 19050@207.204.156.84 Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.0 (Win95; U) Xref: usc rec.music.folk:124942 There's a cowboy song, "Punchin' the Dough", sung from the point of view of the old camp cook: Come gather 'round, waddies, I'll sing you a song Stand back from the wagon, stay where you belong I hear you complainin' I'm fussy and slow While you're punchin' cattle, I'm punchin' the dough. ... and 5 or 6 more verses. sue harris