Roots of Bob

Desolation Row

I know nothing about this, but according to a posting on rec.music.folk:


>Ron, you forget about "The Clown's Baby" (see "Songs of the Cattle
>Trail & Cow Camp (?)" by Lomax), although this is probably American.
>This is credited to one Margaret Vandergrift (?) but this may simply
>be the person from whom Lomax collected the song. Desolation Row is
>a *radically* different song but the original spark of inspiration is
>apparent for all to see.
>

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