According to David Samuel Barr Dunford had thought this melody to be a public domain Russian folk tune .
David Samuel Barr is a friend of the band who wrote the liner notes for the Tales of 1001 Nights compilation .
According to David Samuel Barr , a friend of the band who wrote the liner notes for the Tales of 1001 Nights compilation , Dunford had thought this melody to be a public domain Russian folk tune .