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Thread #54733 Message #1113427
Posted By: GUEST
10-Feb-04 - 12:27 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Jolly Beggarman (Irish)
Subject: RE: Origins: JOLLY BEGGARMAN (Irish)
Although the melody of this song appears in America as a reel it was originally a hornpipe and appears as such both in England and Ireland.