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Thread #33126 Message #439489
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
12-Apr-01 - 11:02 PM
Thread Name: Origins: Fishermen Three/Wynken, Blynken, and Nod
Subject: RE: Fishermen Three
Don't know who the "Irish Rovers" were, but the poem was written by Eugene Field (1850-1895), and may be found at a number of places on the net, including Wynken, Blynken, and Nod (Dutch Lullaby)