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Thread #69686 Message #4161301
Posted By: Lighter
04-Jan-23 - 04:15 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Saxon Shilling
Subject: RE: Tune Req: The Saxon Shilling
The air, btw, is taken from the comic stage song, "Paddy Carey's Fortunes" (1813) - about an Irish farm boy deceptively recruited who quickly becomes a captain.