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Thread #5915 Message #33949
Posted By: Alan of Australia
02-Aug-98 - 08:30 PM
Thread Name: a possibly canadian folk song?
Subject: RE: a possibly canadian folk song?
G'day, It's a long way from here but I'm reminded of "The Wreck Of The Edmund Fitzgerald" by Gordon Lightfoot, which tells a similar story. The Pogues may well have recorded "Back Home In Derry" which uses the same tune.