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

[Charles & Jane Freeman]

Her poetry also works with the theme from “Gilligan’s Island”
Charlie Freeman

> On Apr 18, 2020, at 9:22 PM, Charles Suhor <csuhor at zebra.net> wrote:
> 
> 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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