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Mary Humphreys Origins: The Hungry Army (39) RE: Lyr Req: The Hungry Army 30 Nov 06

I have recently been working on the manuscripts of Ella Bull which contain the songs collected from Charlotte Few of Cottenham and sent to Percy Merrick in 1904. The Charlotte Few ( Dann) version has only a four-line chorus - the "March boys march" section is omitted. Like Walter Pardon, she had very few words of the verses, but remembered the chorus in its entirety.
Her tune is quite different from Walter Pardon's.
I think it is fascinating that the only two versions that have been recorded from oral tradition are from East Anglia - one having been recorded only in manuscript form ( Charlotte's) & the other on tape. As far as I know there are no others reported.
Mary

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