>Steve Roud tells us, >"Delaney's Song Book No.13 [Sep 1896] p.18 has a text of >IN THE BRIGHT MOHAWK VALLEY, headed 'Words and >music by James J, Kerrigan, copyright 1896 by Howley, >Haviland & Co.'" This fits the information provided by Fowke >in Western Folklore 23 (1964). Indeed, it is possible that >Delaney's is Fowke's source. I will try to verify with Steve >that the words in Delaney's are the same as those printed >by Fowke. I've now heard from Steve again, >John >Words are exactly the same except in the last but one >line Delaney has 'lose' instead of 'lost'. Delaney prints >it as two eight-line verses, with chorus in between, but >this may simply be to squeeze it onto the page. >Hope this helps! >Steve
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