The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #146257   Message #3391027
Posted By: Steve Gardham
16-Aug-12 - 03:15 PM
Thread Name: Over the hills and far away.
Subject: RE: Over the hills and far away.
Richard,
As stated above, looking at the way they are presented in Pills it would appear that 'The Recruiting Officer' got its tune and part of its chorus from 'Jockey's Lamentation' which is where 'Tom Tom TPS' seems to have also come, both prior to 1719. If I can get hold of an earlier edition of Pills online I could work out how much earlier the 2 songs are.