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Thread #99019   Message #3108877
Posted By: GUEST,Nick the Fifer
07-Mar-11 - 08:51 AM
Thread Name: Chord Req: Who's the Fool Now (Martin To His Man)
Subject: RE: Chord Req: Who's the Fool Now (Martin To His Man)
How to revive an old thread?

The version of sheep/cuckold I usually use is "I saw the cuckold *wear* his horn - since in medieval & 17th C, horns were symbolic of cuckoldry. (Cf Madcaps of England).

In the usual pub sessions etc, I frequently play the melody on a renaissance fife - in a (usually vain) attempt to get everyone singing the same tune - or any tune at all!