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Thread #11139   Message #687339
Posted By: MartinRyan
10-Apr-02 - 05:01 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Green Laurel / Green Grows the Laurel
Subject: RE: the green laurel / green grows the laurel
Mrzzy

Frank Harte's version is very similar to the one you give, apart from the last verse:

Green grows the laurel and red grows the rose
And a raven shall follow, wherever he goes
A cloud shall hang over this murderer's head
No rest shall he find now that Molly is dead

Regards