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Thread #110318   Message #2870817
Posted By: GUEST,Betsy
24-Mar-10 - 11:56 AM
Thread Name: Origins: I've Been to Haarlem, I've Been to Dover
Subject: RE: Origins: I've Been to Haarlem, I've Been to Dover
I learned this song as a child, maybe in school, maybe in Girl Scouts? I vaguely remember the circle game that went with it. Later, but still years ago, I heard it played on Scottish bagpipes, with no other name than "Call to Arms". My guess is that the Harlem/Dover lyrics and game were added later, and that if it originally had words at all, they would have been Scottish ones related to raising the clans.