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Thread #3470 Message #1304876
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
23-Oct-04 - 01:21 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Green Grow the Rushes
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Green Grow the Rushes

Thanks for the reminder about "The Twelve Apostles" ("Dilly Song"), Carol of the Twelve Numbers, Green Grow, etc. etc.
I like the eight April rainers and the nine bright shiners. There are versions in the DT and Forum. Many many relatives of this pile-up song, possibly going back to the 16th c.