Mudcat Café message #4174738

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Thread #1141 Message #4174738
Posted By: Lighter
17-Jun-23 - 07:43 AM
Thread Name: Origins: Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)
Subject: RE: Origins: Blue Tail Fly (Jimmy Crack Corn)

See my post of 03 May 20. The connection is possible but uncertain.

I now see that pre-1846 references must allude to the very different song about a "blue-tailed fly" posted by Masato Sakurai from a broadside on 25 Oct 01.