Mudcat Café message #2571842

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Thread #2572 Message #2571842
Posted By: Jack Campin
20-Feb-09 - 11:52 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Bog Down in the Valley / Rattlin Bog
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Bog Down in the Valley / Rattlin Bog

Do we have a definite history for this?

The tune (or a non-cumulative version of it) was known in the early 19th century in Scotland as "The March to the Battlefield" but I've no idea which came first.