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Thread #6778   Message #39963
Posted By: Bob Bolton
29-Sep-98 - 06:58 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: several songs by The Fureys
Subject: RE: words tae songs by THE FUREYS
G'day all,

The 'Twelfth of Never' is a pop re-working of the 'Riddle Song' (or maybe vice versa) that was popular in the 60s folk revival (I seem to remember PP&M singing it).

As I understand it, this was in turn a re-working of a much older question and answer song (possibly "Captain Wedderburn's Courtship").

Regards,

Bob Bolton