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Thread #73191 Message #1267282
Posted By: GUEST,Don
08-Sep-04 - 10:47 PM
Thread Name: Info Reqd: Bill's O'Jack poem. W.Yorks
Subject: Info Reqd: "Bill's O'Jack" poem. W.Yorks
I have the poem,'Bill's O'Jack',about a murder that took place at the Moor Cock Inn,Greenfields,W.Yorks in 1832. I need to know the following. 1.Are there only three verses 2.Who wrote it 3.When was Greenfields flooded, and why 4.Has the poem ever been set to music. I sing it to the tune of 'McCafferty'. Any other suggsestions? 5. Is the Brothers Four hit,'Greenfields',about the same area. 6. Anything else re the subject