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Thread #18096 Message #177262
Posted By: Amos
12-Feb-00 - 04:35 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: In the Good Old Colony Days
Subject: RE: LYR ADD: In Good Old Colony Days-3 Jolly
I learned this twenty five years or more ago with "Three jolly rogues of Lynn" in place of "because they could not sing..." with a final verse:
Oh the miller still lies in his dam, And the weaver still hangs from his yarn And the little tailor goes skipping through hell, WIth the broadcloth under his arm... (etc)