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Thread #26966   Message #2187810
Posted By: The Vulgar Boatman
06-Nov-07 - 04:27 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Da Slockit Licht / Da Slockit Light
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Da Slockit Licht
Kipling is known to have written a number of poems with traditional or popular tunes in mind - principally to help him with the rhythms.
"Screw Guns" is an exact fit for the Eton Boating Song (!), and "Poor Honest Men" for Spanish Ladies, a minor key version of which was used by Peter Bellamy. Has anybody ever calculated the number of songs set to the "Lazarus" tune?