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Thread #26282   Message #315097
Posted By: dick greenhaus
09-Oct-00 - 07:20 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Old Maid Song / Old Maid's Song
Subject: RE: Lyric Query: Old Maid Song
Presumably, a pinsman is on who makes and/or sells pins---a less-than trivial pursuit prior to the Industrial Revolution. I can't see an Irish spinster seeking the affections of a kinsman.