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Thread #6796   Message #2134936
Posted By: Charley Noble
27-Aug-07 - 08:13 PM
Thread Name: Origins: what became of the monk? (Animal Fair)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: what became of the monk? (Animal Fair)
Azzizi's post above seems to support a minstrel song origin for this song, which would place the song in the last quarter of the 19th century. Works for me.

Cheerily,
Charley Noble