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Thread #149494 Message #3478677
Posted By: GUEST,leeneia
12-Feb-13 - 11:51 AM
Thread Name: English country dance tune request
Subject: RE: English country dance tune request
I think it's too chipper and charming to be about rogues. I bet it was originally 'Pogue's March,' where somebody named Pogue wrote it.
I checked the Kansas City phone book, and Kansas City alone has 15 people named Pogue. Add another 5-10 for those who use only cell phones, and that's 20 Pogues in a middling Midwestern City. 'Pogue' must be a pretty common name. So I vote for Pogue's March, and forget the hanging, etc.