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Thread #107741   Message #2236585
Posted By: RTim
14-Jan-08 - 08:40 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The farmers anthem
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: The farmers anthem
Dave Hunt beat me to the punch -
His version of The Farmer's Toast is from Frank Purslow's book - Marrowbones (new edition edited by Malcolm Douglas above!) Page 38 - Page 31 in original edition.
It was collected in 1907 by George Gardiner from Frank Gamblin at Portsmouth Workhouse.

Tim Radford