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Thread #64115   Message #1046363
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
02-Nov-03 - 04:05 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Dickens' Boot Polish Love Song
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Dickens' Boot Polish Love Song
"Jessie, the Flower of Dunblane," and several other Scottish songs were posted in thread 6842, with tunes, by John in Brisbane in 1998. Somehow, Jessie, one of the most popular Scottish songs, apart from those of Burns, doesn't seem to be in the DT, although it has a wiggly mark by it.
Many websites call the song traditional, but it was written by Robert Tannahill, c. 1808, and music set by R. A. Smith (see note by Bruce O. in the linked thread). The song may be based on "Bob o' Dunblane."

See thread 6842: Cauld Kail