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Thread #64609   Message #1057558
Posted By: Thomas the Rhymer
20-Nov-03 - 02:22 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Shepherd Lad
Subject: RE: Origins: Shepherd Lad
Thanks, Malcolm... I'll look em up!

Nothing was mentioned about a source on the CD I have... "Happy Daze"... other than:

"This is the only song we know about skinny dipping in Scotland, a chilly and ill advised pursuit in the best of weather! It features a twist on the common ballad tale of a nasty young man who takes advdntage of a girl. In fact, the shepherd lad is far too modest for this lassie... fitted thetraditional words to a tune of John's.