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Thread #40195   Message #3426992
Posted By: Steve Gardham
27-Oct-12 - 04:00 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: ? Downs so free
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: ? Downs so free
The info I have says it was written by Robert Lucas De Pearsall (1795-1856) and the order of verses is not quite the same as Jim's. It runs 1,4,2. Another source says it is based on an old Gloucs tale from the middle ages.