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Thread #172468   Message #4174448
Posted By: Steve Gardham
13-Jun-23 - 11:13 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: The Boogaboo
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Boogaboo
One interesting point here is the bugaboo version is thought to predate the 'Foggy dew' version by about a century. The first record of 'foggy dew' in it comes in in the late 18th century whereas what is likely the original is 17th century broadside.