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Thread #80847 Message #1477898
Posted By: GUEST,Geoff Lawes
04-May-05 - 11:15 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Beggar (Fairport Convention)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The Beggar (Fairport Convention)
This song is well known in the tradition but I think it originated in the sixteenth century musical play Gammer Girtons Needle.