End of ADS-L Digest - 3 Oct 1994 to 4 Oct 1994

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There are 7 messages totalling 119 lines in this issue.



Topics of the day:



 1. Aunt Rhody (3)

 2. help wanted (2)

 3. replying to individuals (2)



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Date:  Wed, 5 Oct 1994 00:43:54 CDT

From:  "Donald M. Lance" <ENGDL[AT SYMBOL GOES HERE]MIZZOU1.BITNET>

Subject: Aunt Rhody



Are any of you familiar with the variant line "Go tell Aunt Nancy" in the

"Old Gray Goose" song? If so, have you detected evidence that this variant

may be related to Anansi? If so, regionality is likely. Or other variants?

Song books have "Aunt Rhody."

                Donald M. Lance, University of Missouri