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Thread #149862   Message #3488535
Posted By: Lighter
09-Mar-13 - 09:29 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Tally I O / Tally High ho (chantey)
Subject: RE: Origins: Tally I O / Tally High ho (chantey)
Wright's first stanza sounds to me like,

Tally-I-O was a jolly old soul,
Tally-I-O! Tally-I-O!
Tally-I-O was a jolly old soul,
Come tally-I-O, you know!