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Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
24-Apr-04 - 05:09 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Green Gravel
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: GREEN GRAVEL

According to the Traditional Ballad Index, Alice B. Gomme first printed the song in 1894 (in the two-volume "The Traditional Games of England, Scotland and Ireland").
Is a prior record to the Harrigan-Hast mention known?