The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #38698   Message #546072
Posted By: IanC
10-Sep-01 - 05:26 AM
Thread Name: Hal an Tow
Subject: RE: Hal an Tow
I just have a brief note about the so-called "Aunt Mary Moses" problem. I think Shirley Collins caused this when she recorded it on "No Roses"(?). It's just a rather old mis-hearing (mondegreen) of:

There are versions around (I don't know where at the moment) with the correct text in.

Cheers!
Ian