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Thread #70464   Message #1202941
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
08-Jun-04 - 04:29 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Laird of Udny
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Laird of Udny
Ah; I see that Julia has already quoted a form of that verse. I'll just add that the song is listed under number 135 in the Roud Folk Song Index, which has a number of references to variants from print and from oral currency, under various titles. Mainly Scottish, but there is also a fair sprinkling of examples of the English form, Cold Haily Rainy Night.