Mudcat Café message #1894494

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Thread #6543 Message #1894494
Posted By: Paul Burke
28-Nov-06 - 07:46 AM
Thread Name: Info: Pretty Maid (Girl) Milking a Cow
Subject: RE: Info: Pretty Maid (Girl) Milking a Cow

If the song was never sung, and even playing the air was considered a solecism, how did anyone know either the tune or the words?