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Thread #76162 Message #1348276
Posted By: michaelr
05-Dec-04 - 07:06 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: So called Irish song
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: So called Irish song
"Sweet Liberty", written by John Shields and recorded on The Black Family's "Time For Touching Home" (Dara, 1989), fits the rhyming scheme and the "sir" bit, but not the lyrics that KK remembers. It may have been written based on the one we're looking for.
The song may well be related to "Forfar Sodger", which, as Susanne points out, uses a similar structure.