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Lighter	Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn (113* d)	RE: Lyr Req/Add: Brian O'Lynn & Tam o' the Linn	17 Jan 19
Steve, thanks for reminding me of the "Siege of Gibralter" version - which I posted to the other thread just a few days ago! It's hard to keep track of all the dates: a chronology might be useful. Thanks too for the ref. to the NLS chapbook, which I somehow missed. It bears close examination for being the earliest appearance of the familiar form (unlike the "Siege" text). The Library dates it to "1771-1810." Speaking of Scotland: Motherwell wrote to C. K. Sharpe on Jan. 19, 1825, "Have you heard any song of which this forms a verse? Dree-an-alin had nae breeks to wear; He coft a sheep's skin for to mak' him a pair; The rough side out and the smooth side in, I'm gallantly mounted, quo' Dreeanalin. "It seems to be somewhat like the song of 'Tamalin.'"

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