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Thread #25744   Message #3805946
Posted By: GUEST,Mairead
20-Aug-16 - 11:18 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: I'm Asking You Sergeant, Where's Mine?
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: I'm Asking You Sergeant, Where's Mine?
Joe Offler's lyrics definitely look canonical to me.

'Wean' and 'bairn' are both in use as regional terms -- 'bairn' came over with the Vikings from Scandinavia, where it's 'barn', whereas 'wean' (pron. 'wane') is home-grown.