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Thread #172819 Message #4186264
Posted By: Lighter
26-Oct-23 - 09:17 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Identify Song in Daniel Boone TV Series
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Identify Song in Daniel Boone TV Series
The tunes are nearly the same. Both resemble B. R. Hanby's "Darling Nelly Gray" (1856).
Regardless, there's no reason to think the song predates 1860.