Re: help "Dem Bones"

[Johanna Halbeisen Woodland ES <jhalbei@k12.oit.umass.edu>]

>Otherwise, the book could be a wonderful resource at Halloween or as an
>introduction to the skeleton.  I have used that very song myself, but I
>did rewrite it to "those bones"  "the neck bone", "now hear the words
>right now".  But maybe I am violating someone's intellectual property by
>adapting it.  Or have I committed the error of not respecting another
>authentic cultural voice by rewriting the words into standard Canadian?
>
>What do yo'all think, aye?


I think you were engaging in that age-old tradition, The Folk Process, in
which something is passed down, adapted, rewritten and used in another
cultural context.
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Johanna Halbeisen
Woodland Elementary School(K-4)
Southwick, Mass
jhalbei@k12.oit.umass.edu