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Bill Foster | Lyr Req: The Bricklayer's Lament (33) | RE: Lyric:The Bricklayer's Lament | 06 Nov 96 |
I worked with a British traditional dance team at the Museum of Appalachia last year (I'm a banjo player), and one of them told me that "Why Paddy's not at work today" was originally performed as a music hall recitative many many years ago. I have forgotten the music-hall comedian's name, but my British friend seemed to think that it was a very old piece. |