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Thread #49593 Message #749292
Posted By: GUEST,CraigS
16-Jul-02 - 07:03 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Predecessor song to 'Hogeye Man'
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Predecessor song to 'Hogeye Man'

I thought Hogeye was a mispronunciation of Oggie, which is what a Cornish Pasty is called in Cornwall, and that a Hogeye man was like a Cornish pieman or muffin man. Maybe I've led an innocent life. What was Nellie picking the peas for?