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Thread #159951 Message #3793042
Posted By: Lighter
31-May-16 - 08:19 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Trooper Cut Down in His Prime (Roy Palmer
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: 'Trooper Cut Down in His Prime' - Palmer
Joe, Steve Gardham observes that Palmer's text - after the first stanza, which was collected by Kidson - is taken from a broadside, with "trooper" replacing "lad" under the influence of MacColl.