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Thread #156912   Message #3700410
Posted By: Airymouse
07-Apr-15 - 10:26 PM
Thread Name: Folk songs about taxes?
Subject: RE: Folk songs about taxes?
Revolutionary Tea is an obvious example, though it makes the mistake of thinking that the British were imposing a higher tax, when in fact they were cutting taxes in order to rescue The East India Company. The song is filled with interesting constructions: " I shan't do this thing that you ax" and "she packed up a budget of tea."