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GUEST,Lanfranc at the orifice	Lyr Req: Queen's Garden - Caribbean Sir Hugh (7)	Lyr Req: Queen's Garden - Caribbean Sir Hugh	28 Jun 05
Reading the thread about Sir Hugh of Lincoln reminded me of a Caribbean version of the song, called, I believe "The Queen's Garden". The lyrics were similar, except that the villain(ess) was a Voodoo Queen rather than a Jew's daughter. It doesn't appear to be in the DT. I recall that Paul McNeill used to sing it, and I have a vague memory of Martin Carthy singing it many years ago. Although I know the historical context, I always feel uncomfortable with the anti-Jewish flavour of the original, and the West Indian version could be a way around this. Does anyone know of this variant? Alan

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