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Thread #102041   Message #2066663
Posted By: Celtaddict
02-Jun-07 - 03:37 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: ash / oak/ the button ball tree
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: ash / oak/ the button ball tree
Or 'bonny willow' as many of the members of this popular family of songs mention 'the oak and the ash and the bonny [something] tree' and I have heard 'rowan' (which is an ash anyway), 'ellum' ('elm' made to fit), or 'willow' and there are a number of songs that mention various 'bonny ----- trees.'