G'day all,

Interesting to see this later Ring The Bell song.

Of course, the well known Australian song Click go the Shears is a straight parody of H.C. Work's Ring The Bell Watchman, written to celebrate the end of the American Civil War (maybe as an apology to Sherman for Marching Thru' Georgia ;-) ... also by Work.

I suspect that the Sea song version is roughly contemporary with Click go the Shears, i.e. from around the 1870s, when the original was still relevant and well known.

BTW: I gather that H.C. Work's Ring The Bell Watchman is not recognised by the average American - even folkie type, these days.

Regards,

Bob Bolton