"Jig of Life" poem

["Bruce Mattys -- ex. 6651" <bmattys@hayes.com>]

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Date: 16 Jun 93 12:21:27 EDT
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I've always wondered about the poem that ends "Jig of Life." ("Can't 
you see where memories are kept...", etc.) Does anyone know if Kate 
wrote it, or if it has other origins? It always seemed more formally 
poetic than her usual style, but I could be wrong. (W.B. Yeats comes 
to mind.) All songs are credited to her, but the poem isn't printed on 
the lyric sheet. The narrator is credited, however, which makes it 
unlikely that it was added to the song at the last minute, after the 
liner notes were designed and ready to go, as occasionally happens. 
If anyone out there has deciphered all the words to the poem, please 
post them. There are a few I'm unsure of. Thanks.

Bruce Mattys
bmattys@hayes.com