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Thread #30665   Message #2933808
Posted By: GUEST,John O'C
24-Jun-10 - 05:45 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Mary's Reply (to Mountains of Mourne)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Mary's Reply
And just to add to the confusion:

I used to have it on an old 78 years ago, on the back side of "Mountains of Mourne", and the only line I can remember from it goes something like "sure I can't understand what's come o'er ye at all, to be watching the women half dressed at a ball. If that's the best work that you're findin' to do, then a grand place like London's not much use to you!". I will see if it still exists somewhere. but it's 30 years since i saw it at least.

Also when Sedman was reminiscing he used to sing a version that went in part" O they shipped me abroad Sir and all on me own, to a terrible place called Sierra Leone. There's (something) and (something) and Chigga worms too. You don't want to know what the Chigga worms do !
(He was Cable and Wireless foreign staff post 1945)