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Thread #170252 Message #4116984
Posted By: Steve Gardham
18-Aug-21 - 02:01 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Bobby Shafto and La-La-Chik-a-La-Li-O ?
Subject: RE: Origins: Bobby Shafto and La-La-Chik-a-La-Li-O ?
Hi Derek Looks like you might have something there.
The tune is related to all sorts of children's rhymes and bawdy pieces: Michael Finnigan In and out the Woods and Bluebells Caviar comes from the virgin sturgeon and possibly the Fling at Mallow.