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Thread #55013 Message #854897
Posted By: McGrath of Harlow
29-Dec-02 - 05:46 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Raglan Road, is it 'pledge' or 'play' ?
Subject: RE: Raglan Road, is it 'pledge' or 'play' ?
I wasn't citing Folksongs and Ballads as validating the variant, but as one of the reasons it might have spread.
If Luke Kelly sang "pledge", that's a pretty strong indication thta that's how Kavanagh wrote it.