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Thread #168479   Message #4070149
Posted By: Tradsinger
30-Aug-20 - 07:27 AM
Thread Name: Song - Johnny Bradbury
Subject: Song - Johnny Bradbury
Hello all,
Can anyone help me trace this song. The chorus is:

It was dear old Johnny, he proved a friend to me
Dear old Johnny, in England and over the sea
Oft times have I been downhearted, not a friend have I had by me
But that old friend proved to the end, that was Johnny Bradbury.

I was given to understand that a Johnny is slang for a pound note and a Bradbury slang for a ten shilling note. Has anyone come across this song before?

Tradsinger