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Thread #9466 Message #1169830
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
24-Apr-04 - 02:20 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Is Green Sleeves really Irish?
Subject: RE: Is Green Sleeves really Irish?
One more exhumation?
"Greensleeves" is Masonic, a'course, a'course!. Catholic Irish talking about the hated Freemasons.
A. Green gravel, green gravel,
How green the grass grows,
An' all the free masons
Are dressed in green clothes!
"An old Irish tune." Melody given in Randolph, Ozark Folksongs. vol. 3, no. 532, pp. 322-323.
No, I don't believe that there is a Masonic connection to Greensleeves- but I'm sure someone out there does! Also see "Green Gravel" in the DT for an Irish version.