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GUEST,Terry McDonald Lyr Req: When I Was Going o'er Salisbury Plain (20) RE: Lyr Req: When I Was Going o'er Salisbury Plain 11 Aug 20


The Hammond Brothers are not mentioned above but they collected a version which they called 'The Blues' from Robert Barrett of Puddletown, Dorset (c1906) with slightly different lyrics. They did, however, note that it was a 'Variant of tune "Rout has come for the Blues" in "Garland of Country Song" p.99.

As I was awalking down Staffordshire Square,
Some most beautiful place for to view,
Then I saw the girls acrying with the wringing of their hands
Saying the rout is now come for the Blues, the Blues,
Saying the rout us now come for the Blues.

Now the landlord and ladies all walk on the lawn,
And so do the young women too,
Good Lord how you'd laugh to see them plop down,
For to take a farewell of the Blues...

They're such clever young fellows as my eyes never see,
When dressed in the Majesty's clothes
You may search all England over, and Scotland all through,
You will find no such lads as the Blues....

One daughter to her own mother did say,
My heart's full of love it is true,
I will pack up my clothes, I will make no delay,
I will travel the world with the Blues...

Now our ship he's in harbour ready to jump in,
With the music aplaying so true,
We will give three huzzahs our voices to raise,
Here's a health to the Queen & her Blues, her bLues,
Success to the Queen and her Blues.


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