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Thread #107483   Message #2228692
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
04-Jan-08 - 08:23 PM
Thread Name: Tune origins: The worms crawl in...
Subject: RE: Tune origins: The worms crawl in...
Irish Sergeant- I would imagine that in the military there were a number of verses sung to the tune. It would be interesting to collect those that are still in the memory of the living.

Dolph (reference above) gives words to one "Rogues' March" verse: Separately, the score for the "Hearse Song" is given, no lyrics.

From the 65th Regiment song book: The site had a longer version, with the chorus: Rogues
The text of the longer version is eaier to read at Robokopp: Poor Old Soldier The Rogues March

American Memory has a song sheet, "A New Arsecotcia Song; Composed by Old Betty Grey," to the tune "Rogues March." No date, but possibly near the War of 1812.