Arachne at FreeLists---The Arachne Fan Club! On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:46:28 -0400, Mel Ott wrote: > Hi Jerry > I've given up on Dos ... back to WinDoz 98SE. > I'm using Opera as my browser, much much better than Explorer. > And its free. Also, I'm using my Amiga alot more now. > I just don't know why they would have a list that you can't > un-subscribe from ....... seems to me there was an old song > about a guy who got on a subway train and didn't have a token > to get off so he just kept going and going and going. > I think we are on the Arachne Express ;-) > Mel You are referring to the song whose lyrics are found at the URL named below: http://www.musicsonglyrics.com/K/kingstontriolyrics/kingstontriomtalyrics.htm Kingston Trio lyrics - Kingston Trio M T A lyrics The lyrics are sung to the tune of "The Wreck of the Old 97", one of the most famous folk ballads in America. You may find some info about that song by going here: http://www.blueridgeinstitute.org/ballads/old97.html Deathly Lyrics:The Wreck of the Old 97 The song is a traditional favorite among the bluegrass musicians at all the impromptu hoe-downs that are so frequently held in my neck of the woods. Here are some very interesting notes about that song, as quoted directly from the URL: "The Wreck of the Old 97" was initially recorded commercially by Virginia musicians G. B. Grayson and Henry Whitter, but when it was released by light-opera singer Vernon Dalhart, it became the first million-selling record in the United States. "The Wreck of the Old 97" also produced the first major lawsuit involving copyright. In 1933 the courts ruled against the RCA Victor Company, stating that David G. George, a Pittsylvania telegraph operator who was at the accident scene, was the song's original author. George was awarded $65,000 on sales of five million records. RCA Victor appealed and tied up the case in court for so long that George never collected his award. Sam Heywood -- This mail sent via the Arachne Browser, GPL version 1.83 Beta Arachne at FreeLists -- Arachne, The Web Browser/Suite for DOS and Linux --