Mudcat Café message #3791187

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Thread #159951 Message #3791187
Posted By: Lighter
19-May-16 - 06:40 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Trooper Cut Down in His Prime (Roy Palmer
Subject: Lyr Req: 'Trooper Cut Down in His Prime' - Palmer

Could someone post the lyrics of this song as printed in Roy Palmer's "Love is Pleasing"?

It was collected in 1892. If memory serves, it's the only version of the "Unfortunate Rake" family (besides MacColl's)that actually contains the phrase "young trooper."