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  • "I am a Pilgrim" authorship

    From schmidt60410@yahoo.com@21:1/5 to Britt Elliott on Sun Nov 4 12:57:19 2018
    On Monday, November 18, 2002 at 4:03:26 PM UTC-6, Britt Elliott wrote:
    Hello,

    I'm wondering if the words to the song "I am a Pilgrim" are in the
    public domain, or if they are copyrighted. I know that Merle Travis performed the song, as did Bill Monroe; but as far as I know, neither
    is the author. Does anyone know who wrote the song, and where it came
    from?

    Thanks

    Britt Elliott

    Merle himself states that it's an old "brush arbor" song. He describes where he first heard the song in this video.
    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=81UUWyQ8rtE

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