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Thread #54563   Message #3593639
Posted By: Jack Campin
19-Jan-14 - 05:13 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Shoals of Herring (MacColl)
Subject: RE: Origins: Shoals of Herring (MacColl)
Thread on the tune mayomick was talking about here:

The Dying Rebel

which says the tune for it was "Waly, Waly". Which is a bit like "Dirty Old Town", and does predate the 20th century, but it's not the same tune.