Guest guest Posted February 24, 2004 Report Share Posted February 24, 2004 wrote: >To jypsy: >I'm not sure you realize who was. He and >his brother were train and bank robbers shortly >after our civil war. I don't have any problem with >the names or , but the two together make >one think of outlaws. That's why I thought it was >strange. was also a folk hero of the Robin Hood variety. There's folk song about him (by Woody Guthrie, I believe) that has a refrain: As through this world you wander, you'll meet lots of funny men. Some rob you with a six-gun, some with a fountain pen. But as through this world you wander, as through this world you roam, You'll never see an outlaw drive a family from their home. [back story: the song was written during a period when banks were foreclosing on poor people and evisting them forceably from homes on which they were unable to pay exorbitant mortgages.] Jane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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