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GUEST,Claire	Misheard folk song lyrics (51* d)	Misheard folk song lyrics - tell me yours!	16 Mar 19
Hi all I just realised after about 20 years that the lyric from 'The Rare Ould Times' is in fact 'And watch the new glass cages that spring up along the quay' as opposed to what I have sung (in several public sessions in my time), which is 'and watch the nude lass cages'! In my defence, I learnt it by ear off a Dubliner's album when I was about 18 and didn't know all that much about Dublin. I always thought it was an odd lyric but I always just assumed that 1970s Dublin was a bit like Amsterdam. Fortunately no one has ever busted me but I'll be singing it right in future! Have you ever done what I have and got the words to a song completely wrong? Have you heard any good clangers in your time? Tell me and let's have a laugh!

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