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Thread #56130 Message #875696
Posted By: Charley Noble
27-Jan-03 - 08:31 AM
Thread Name: Origins: 3 Jolly rogues of Lynn(e)
Subject: RE: Origins: 3 Jolly rogues of Lynn(e)
Hmmmm. The last verse in the DT is a variation of one composed by Richard Dyer-Bennet, circa 1940's:
"The miller still floats in his dam The weaver still hangs in his yarn And the little tailor goes skipping through Hell With the broadcloth under his arm."
Dyer-Bennet's original version ran:
The miller still floats in his dam The weaver still hangs in his yarn And the little tailor SKIPS THROUGH through Hell With the broadcloth under his arm.