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Snuffy	Lyr Req: Maggie May (from A. L. Lloyd) (36)	RE: Lyr Req: Maggie May (from A. L. Lloyd)	27 Jul 15
Another factor weighing against an 1830 date is that the Liverpool Sailors' Home, in Canning Place, did not open until 1850. A date in the 1880's is indicated for versions with the line "I had to pawn my suit, my John L's and my boots". The prizefighter John L Sullivan gave his name to "Long Johns" or "John L's", but as he wasn't born until 1859, he didn't become really famous until after 1880. (But that could conceivably be a later addition to a pre-existing song).

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