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Thread #78800   Message #3631874
Posted By: Tattie Bogle
10-Jun-14 - 03:34 AM
Thread Name: Origins: 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' Bawdy Gestures
Subject: RE: Origins: 'Swing Low Sweet Chariot' Bawdy Gestures
Well I believe Ed Silberman is over here in Scotland at the moment, so maybe we'll get to hear his version! Not often sung here now since it became the England rugby supporters' anthem. I also remember the version with actions being sung by rugby players at med school in London in the 60s.
The original song goes back to the 1860s, a lot further back than Lighter's 1949 song book.