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Thread #138244 Message #3178458
Posted By: GUEST,Jim McLean
29-Jun-11 - 02:27 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Big Big Sambo Gyal (Jamaica)
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Big Big Sambo Gyal (jamaica)
MorwenEdhelwen1 you ask "This theme of the woman who can't do domestic chores seems to be common in Caribbean folk songs. Are there any songs from other traditions that are similar?" I think the Scottish song the Wee Cooper o' Fife is one.