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Thread #37400   Message #521728
Posted By: GUEST
06-Aug-01 - 04:11 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Hob-i-derry Dando
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Hob-i-derry Dando
I've often wondered where the common "Down a down, hey down a down", and "Derry down" choruses came from. But why did a Welsh chorus get attached to English songs? And are there any other nonsense choruses that can be explained in this way? (Too ray aah, fol the diddle daa etc.)