2867999, he didn't really Posted by lonesome_d, Thu Jan-30-14 10:36 AM
he just adapted it, changed a few words, and taught it to a bunch of people. It's the way folk music works.
He still deserves the credit for shaping and disseminating it and for the incredible respect and selflessness with which he handled the copyright issue. Pete had a sense of honor that was unheard of in the music industry (even the folk music industry) at the time, or at any time.
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