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Thread #8499   Message #53053
Posted By: Bruce O.
09-Jan-99 - 03:13 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Adieu, adieu (The Flash Lad)
Subject: RE: Adieu, adieu (The Flash Lad)
That's a version of Laws L12, "The Rambling Boy" (version in DT, look for 'L12'). It has a lot of titles. "The Flash Lad" version is on a broadside of c 1790-1830 in the Library of Congess (Rare book room, Collection of 340 broadsides). Another version in the same collection is "The Jolly Blade". This latter locates the action in Dublin. It's also called "The Irish Robber" among other titles.