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Joe Offer Lyr Add: The Free State Farmer (7) RE: Lyr Add: The Free State Farmer 22 Sep 18

What a funny song! I get most of it, but could probably use some explanation of the historical and cultural context. What's a Free State Farmer? Here's the Wikipedia summary of the Irish Free State article:
    The Irish Free State (Irish: Saorstát Éireann) was the name of Ireland from 1922 to 1937. It replaced both the Irish Republic and Southern Ireland. ... The constitution of 1937 changed the name of the country to Irish: Éire, or English: Ireland, but the King stayed head of state until 1948.
So, what border is being crossed, and who's collecting the tariff that the poor man is trying to evade?

Here's an example of the term "Free State Farmer" being used in South Africa: What's the name of the melody? It sounds familiar, but I can't come up with its name.

-Joe-

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