The Arizona Sword Lyrics

BEFORE ASKING ME ABOUT WHERE THE LEGEND COMES FROM/WHAT THIS SONG IS ABOUT/ETC., PLEASE READ THIS ENTIRE DESCRIPTION.

At the request of the CD's publishers, I'm adding the link to where you can buy this gorgeous CD, "Avalon is Risen". It was independently published by a small company called "Prometheus Music", which also publishes a lot of similar material, so if you liked this - give it a try!

Avalon is Risen: http://www.prometheus-music.com/avalo...

Prometheus Music: http://www.prometheus-music.com

This song was evidently based on an American folk tale; it's got an interesting message, and that distinctly American spirit.

Again, belongs to Leslie Fish. Sorry for the onslaught, but more people need access to these.

EDIT: From the booklet: "I couldn't tell you the provenance of this local legend that I wrote up and put to music; it seems to date from Conquistador days, which would put it somewhere before 1690, but it also contains sentiments that seem distinctly post-revolutionary. Then again, the Pueblo Indian tribes who threw out Spanish rule in the Great Pueblo Revolt of 1680 had a lot of similar ideas, so the legend really could be that old."

Leslie Fish doesn't know where it came from; most people don't know where it came from; it is an old 17th century legend, and it IS real as attested by commenter "Phantomsbreath".

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