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Richard Mellish 'Hay Nonny' chorus: does it exist? (48) RE: 'Hay Nonny' chorus: does it exist? 24 Oct 14


"Nonny is whatever and wherever you wish to use it."

Except that we don't. Michael seems to be correct in suggesting its almost total absence from folk song, which does make one wonder why it became the phrase of choice for disparaging references to folk song rather than other nonsense words such as "fol-the-riddle", which occur much more commonly.


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