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Thread #76264 Message #1349525
Posted By: masato sakurai
06-Dec-04 - 10:46 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: There came two Spaniards just from Spain
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'There came two Spaniards just from Spai
The rhyme appeared in Mother Goose's Melody (1780?). Quoted below is the version from the edition (The Original Mother Goose's Melody) reprinted by Singing Tree Press (1969; from the 1785 ed., page 64):
WE'RE three Brethren out of Spain Come to court your Daughter Jane: My Daughter Jane she is too young, She has no skill in a flattering Tongue, Be she young, or be she old, It's for her Gold she must be sold; So fare you well, my Lady gay, We must return another Day.
For more info, see Iona & Peter Opie, The Singing Game (pp. 92-103).