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Thread #1493 Message #2942217
Posted By: IanC
09-Jul-10 - 04:36 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Wee, Wee German Lairdie
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Wee, Wee German Lairdie
Interesting, this one.
It was originally published in Cromek's "Remains of Nithsdale & Galloway Song", being contributed by Allan Cunningham. Cunningham later included it in his own "Songs of Scotland".
Later still, Cunningham admitted to writing it (when pushed) along with a host of other forgeries (including "A Wet Sheet And A Flowing Sea" (which see the Mudcat Threads for).
There's some discussion of Cunningham's song forgeries in another thread on Mudcat.
Jacobite, it ain't (except in sentiment).
:-)