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Thread #1393   Message #400038
Posted By: George Seto - af221@chebucto.ns.ca
17-Feb-01 - 06:04 AM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: The Mist-Covered Mountains of Home
Subject: RE: lyrics wanted: Mist Covered Mountains
Here's a site I like with the 8 verses, and an excellent translation of the song. It's by Mark Sugars.

http://ingeb.org/songs/mistcovd.html

From the information there, the song was apparently written in the autumn of 1856. The tune is "Johnny Stays Long At the Fair". Doesn't say, but seems to imply the tune is older.