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Thread #42939   Message #383903
Posted By: Julia
27-Jan-01 - 05:55 PM
Thread Name: Water is wide: song history request
Subject: RE: Help: 'Water is wide'
I have a version of this called "The Irish Boy" from Southwest Scotland (Galloway) all about an Irish farm worker who comes to Galloway passing himself off as Scots, romances the girl then leaves. Given the situation and the geography, the song really takes on new meaning.