[Dixielandjazz] Yellow Rose Of Texas (was Sheet music sources)

[Charles Suhor]

Here's a different sort of point. Much of Emily Dickinson's poetry can be sung to the tune of "The Yellow Rose of Texas." It ruins the poem, but it's fun.

Because I could not stop for Death —
He kindly stopped for me —
The Carriage held but just Ourselves —
And Immortality.

We slowly drove — He knew no haste[5]
And I had put away
My labor and my leisure too,
For His Civility…

Charles


> On Apr 18, 2020, at 6:53 PM, Bill Haesler <bhaesler at bigpond.net.au> wrote:
> 
>> Jim O'Briant <jobriant at garlic.com> wrote:
>> A pre-Civil War song with lyrics that have evolved for 160+ years. 
>> Lots of detail at Wikipedia:
>>   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Yellow_Rose_of_Texas_(song)
> 
> Dear Jim and Listmates.
> While on the subject let's not forget the Stan Freberg rendition.
>   https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tv1gorVSXaM
> The debil made me do it
> We need a laugh or two in these weird and troubled times.
> Kind regards to all.
> Bill.
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