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Thread #9505   Message #61891
Posted By: AndyG
08-Mar-99 - 09:07 AM
Thread Name: What songs did Mudcatters learn in school
Subject: RE: What did Mudcatters learn in school
Ah! Singing Together, from the age of 5 to about 10 I can remember learning the following songs.

Boney was a Warrior
The Saucy Sailor
A-Roving, (Bowdlerised)
The Maid of Islington (?)
The Mermaid
Bound for the Rio Grand
Hearts of Oak
The British Grenadiers
South Australia
The Nightingale
Lincolnshire Poacher
John Peel
Widdecombe Fair
Oh No John (Bowdlerised)
Spanish Ladies
Plus, I'm sure, many rounds and shanties that I can't remember.

(Singing Together was probably the most successful covert action the Folk Revival organised ;-)

AndyG