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Thread #63130 Message #1022909
Posted By: GUEST,Mike Brown, NZ
22-Sep-03 - 04:30 AM
Thread Name: Tune Req: The Learned Man
Subject: Tune Req: The Learned Man
Can anyone help me please - I'm looking for this English tune - "The Learned Man".
It existed as a broadside song, for which the lyrics only are available in the Bodleian library. The tune was used for a set of lyrics by the 19th century goldfield songster Charles Thatcher. Several other 19th cent. lyrics have been set to it - but I'm finding it very hard to track down...