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Thread #29130 Message #366392
Posted By: Suffet
31-Dec-00 - 04:48 PM
Thread Name: Origins: How many versions of Geordie
Subject: RE: How many versions of Geordie
I sang Geordie at a pub in Sligo, Ireland, in 1987. Everything was at it usually is, except in one verse:
My Geordie never stole a cow nor a calf, He never murdered any, But he stole sixteen of the King's royal deer, And sold them in Kilkenny.
The reaction of the audience was exactly what I had hoped: "Damn that English judge!"
Anyway, I have no idea where Bohenny is. The closest I could find on a map of the UK was Bo'ness or something like that. At least I know where Kilkenny is.