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Thread #28742 Message #359325
Posted By: MartinRyan
18-Dec-00 - 05:45 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: 'But why should words my frenzy whet...'
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Find a 1916 IRA ballad
Never heard this one. My "ear" suggests The Foggy Dew as a likely air. My head says the language - even ignoring the pike reference - suggests a 19C. source. Regards