One of the earliest threads I remember on the Mudcat was about this great, great song, variously titled "Big Strong Man" and "My Brother Sylveste". I heard the Wolfe Tones on a tape do it last night, and still get a kick out of it. It appears in the book "Songs from the Front and Rear" and the lyrics are in the DT (and in a thread or two): BUT does anyone know where it comes from? Is it Irish originally? It has all these references to the Lusitania and Jack Dempsey. Some people say Canadian (Sylveste?). Anyone know?
yours, Peter T.