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Thread #51799   Message #791828
Posted By: GUEST,Scabby Doug
26-Sep-02 - 12:37 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Willie Lee: 'I am a railway porter....'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Sung by Jean Redpath, song
This site:-

http://mysite.freeserve.com/arthurlloyd/EraObit.htm
Suggests that it was written for the music hall and adapted by ARTHUR LLOYD and "Scottished" for the music hall.

That being the case, I think that the lyrics quoted above have been updated...

Cheers

Steven Clark