The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #6876   Message #2574070
Posted By: Richard Mellish
23-Feb-09 - 04:02 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Weela Weela Walia /Wela Wolla
Subject: RE: Origins: Weela Weela Walia /Wela Wolla
Martin asked "Where was the Portugee (along with the woman) slain?"

This sounds like The Maid of Camden Town / The Maid of Cabra West.

A FAIRLY recent song, but old enough to have one version set in London, one in Dublin, and nothing obvious to say which came first.

Richard