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Thread #22761 Message #248756
Posted By: GUEST,Phil Cooper
28-Jun-00 - 06:07 PM
Thread Name: Origins: History of the Song Danny Boy
Subject: RE: give me the history of the song Danny Bo
The tune itself "Londonderry Aire" is older than the Danny Boy lyrics. There is a text set to the tune in John Gay's Beggar's Opera from the 18th century. Legend has it the tune came from the Fairies.