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Thread #11139 Message #686371
Posted By: Mrrzy
09-Apr-02 - 02:17 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Green Laurel / Green Grows the Laurel
Subject: RE: the green laurel / green grows the laurel
That phrase is also in a murder ballad as Green grows the laurel and red grows the rose / And a black bird will follow wherever he goes / Crying sailor O sailor, wherever ye be / The blood flows forever beneath the green tree. It's the last verse.