Fiolar,

The words of "The Foggy Dew" are below, they are also in the D.T. It is noted there that it is Irish but I recall something that happened to me that makes me think it is in fact an English song. One night years ago at a St Patrick's Night gig in a very posh exclusive club we were asked to sing "The Foggy Dew". of course we sang the Irish Revolutionary song, Some of the audience got a little upset and told us the song they wanted was different and one of them (a man in his eighties) sang it for us. That was the first time I ever heard of another Foggy Dew. He said it was popular years ago in the British Army ?. Later on I did read somewhere that it was an old English folksong. Gotta know your audience with these types of songs. It helps to know the group also ?

The Foggy Dew

Over the hills I went one day,
a lovely maid I spied
With her coal black hair and her mantle so green.
An image to perceive.
Said I, "My Dear, will you be my bride
And she raised her eyes of blue
She smiled and said, "Young man I'm to wed
I'm to meet him in the foggy dew."

Over the hills I went one morn,
a-singing I did go.
And I met this maid with her coal-black hair,
And she answered soft and low
"Young man" she said "I'll be your bride",
If I know that you'll be true
. And in my arms, all of her charms
Were casted in the foggy dew.