[Dixielandjazz] Re: Las Mananitas

[George Thurmond]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Luis Daniel Flores" <luda at arnet.com.ar>
To: "Bill Gunter" <jazzboard at hotmail.com>; <dixielandjazz at ml.islandnet.com>
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2004 8:58 AM
Subject: Re: [Dixielandjazz] Further reflections on the birthday song


> Las mañanitas is a Mexican song, rarely sing outside Mexico,


        We here in Texas hear it sung more than "Happy Birthday To You" and
not just at our Latinos' birthday parties.

        Luis, you and Gunter ever notice that the older one gets, the more
sad the song becomes.

George (wiping away my tears) Thurmond