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Thread #93815   Message #1809700
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
14-Aug-06 - 03:43 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: 'juice of barley', song from about 1690
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'juice of barley', song from about 1690
"Juice of the barley" was a commonplace expression, and I expect that it appears in a fair few songs. The Irish song (for which, see the DT file THE JUICE OF THE BARLEY which includes the 'Ballinamona' tune) doesn't fit the metre of the tune asked about, so I doubt if there's any connection.