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John Bird <[log in to unmask]>
Wed, 21 Jun 2006 23:10:14 -0400
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As a bluegrass musician, I am familiar with the song, which was a standard
for the group Lonzo and Oscar.  ("Many many years ago when I was
twenty-three, I was married to a widder who was pretty as could be...").  I
have never considered a connection to Mark Twain, but I sure will be
astonished if someone can uncover one!  (If you work your way through the
genealogy of the song, the singer really is his own grandpa...)

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