emjej@uokvax.UUCP (12/31/83)
#N:uokvax:4000003:000:659 uokvax!emjej Dec 27 09:36:00 1983 If someone can help, please respond by mail (I'll post to the net, if anyone really cares): I *know* that Paul Simon took the tune for *An American Tune* from an earlier work; I have heard it several times, but have never gotten the title. If someone can tell me, please do. (Possibly interesting similar point: if you check out the English paraphrase of "Nous Voici Dans La Ville" in the *Oxford Book of Carols*, you'll find Hostess: My guests are rich men's daughters And sons, I'd have you know! Seek out the poorer quarters Where the ragged people go.... ) The fighter still remains, James Jones Usenet: ...!ctvax!uokvax!emjej