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Ian Lyr Req: The Cruel Mother (9) RE: Looking for Irish folksong lyrics 01 Apr 99


Weilya Woiya (or variations). It's a version of "The Cruel Mother" (Child #20) as sung by schoolchildren in many parts of Britain and Ireland. "The Dubliners" did a version, so did "The Spinners". If you're into street songs, you might also be interested in another song called "'Enery my son" which is a London street version of "Lord Randall" (Child #2 or #4 I think). This doesn't appear to be in the DT database. I really like singing childrens' songs about violent deaths and poisoning etc. Time to start another thread?


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