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by Peter Berryman

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KEYS to the puzzling April 2005 Whither Zither

Cryptoquote #1:

It's easy to play any musical instrument: all you have to do is touch the right key at the right time and the instrument will play itself.
--J.S. Bach

Cryptoquote #2:

Riding a bike around town is so glamorous. It's like drinking coffee, or smoking a cigar.
-- Ursula Lloyd

Match the Numbers & Letters

1 = C --- Scarlet Town & Barbara Allen --- (from Barbara Allen, trad.)
2 = K --- Honalee & Puff --- (from Puff the Magic Dragon by Yarrow & Lipton)
3 = H --- A Little Friend & Kingston Town --- (from Jamaica Farewell by Burgle)
4 = E --- Poor Charlie & Boston --- (from MTA Song by Steiner & Hawes)
5 = I --- Many Miles Away & Morningtown --- (from Morningtown Ride by Reynolds)
6 = B --- Mamie O' Rourke & New York --- (from The Sidewalks of New York by Blake & Lawlor)
7 = G --- Ramblin Boy & Tulsa Town --- (from My Ramblin' Boy by Paxton)
8 = D --- Poor Cowboy & Loredo --- (from Streets of Loredo, trad, adap. by Lomax & Lomax)
9 = A --- Darcy Farrow & Yarrington Town --- (from Darcy Farrow by Gillette & Campbell)
10 = L --- Sur le Pont & Avignon --- (from Sur le Pont d'Avignon, trad French)
11 = F --- A Maid (A-Rovin') & Plymouth Town --- (from A-Rovin, trad)
12 = J --- Dance With A Dolly & Buffalo --- (from Buffalo Gals, trad)
13 = M --- Nassau Town & Sloop John B. --- (from The John B. Sails, trad, adap. by Lee Hays)

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