Flea Market Flowers Turn Green

A lucky buyer at Manhattan's West 25th Street Flea Market purchased a picture of some ordinary looking flowers. Cost? $10. Unknown to the buyer (and undoubtedly to the seller), an original, hand-written, two-page manuscript containing the lyrics to “My Country Tis Of Thee” was used as part of the picture’s backing. It was found by the new picture's owner during restoration. Estimated value of the purchase now? $100,000. They say that "art is in the eye of the beholder." It seems that music may not always be limited to the ear.