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Thread #107409   Message #2227466
Posted By: GUEST,kenny
03-Jan-08 - 11:04 AM
Thread Name: Origins: The lad with his trousers on
Subject: RE: Origins: The lad with his trousers on
Tony Cuffe used to sing a version of "Jacky Tar" which had the last line of each verse as "...with his trousers on". It was more or less to the tune known in Ireland as "The Cuckoo's Nest", the 3-part hornpipe. I believe he got his version of the song from "Ord's Bothy Ballads". Sadly he never recorded it.