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Thread #9562 Message #3236373
Posted By: Lighter
09-Oct-11 - 05:15 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Steve O'Donnell's Wake
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Steve O'Donnell's Wake
The Boston Daily Globe of Nov. 19, 1894, includes a letter from a reader who requests the words of this song.
That is the earliest reference to it I have found.