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Thread #65500   Message #1079675
Posted By: Stephen R.
25-Dec-03 - 10:17 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Some Rival Has Stolen My True Love Away
Subject: version of 'Some tyrant has stolen'?
Well, I have lost my notes. Can someone please identify the version of Roud 587, 'Some tyrant has stolen my true love away' (aka 'Some rival . . . ,' 'The merry king . . . ,' 'The Americans . . . '. etc.)?

The bugle shall speak & the serpent shall sing;
There'll be instruments of music for to make the valleys ring.
Oh, the huntsman he'll holler & the hounds make their noise
For to fill my love's heart with ten thousand joys.

This is easy to find on the internet as a lyric on a CD, but of course there is no information about the source of the version, which is what I need.

Thanks,

Stephen R.
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