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Thread #97556   Message #1922327
Posted By: MartinRyan
30-Dec-06 - 01:20 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Wild Rover
Subject: RE: Origins: Wild Rover
Many years ago, I was sitting in a pub in Athlone, in the Irish midlands, when a group of (fairly drunk) German fishermen started singing quietly in a corner, in German. The locals thought it sounded familiar and were amazed to think that "Kevin Barry" could be sung in German! What it was, in fact, was "Rolling Home to Dear Old Hamburg"!

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