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Thread #71906   Message #1233512
Posted By: Little Robyn
25-Jul-04 - 03:49 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Oh Where Is King George-Padstow May Song
Subject: RE: Origins: Oh where is king george/john?
That's only a small portion of it in the DT. If you can get a copy of either the Red Ribbon Oss or the Blue Ribbon Oss's set of words, you'll find a whole lot more. The words are normally available on Mayday but I can dig mine out if you like.
The bit about Saint George is the slow piece in the middle, when the Oss dies. At the end someone yells out "Oss Oss" and the crowd replies "Wee Oss", then the Oss comes back to life, jumps up and starts dancing again.
Robyn
Oss Oss!