[Subject: St. James' Infirmary, etc]

A. L. Lloyd said (Folk Song in England) that "The Unfortunate Rake" was sung in Dublin in 1790. Does anyone know where he got that info? The earliest extant broadside version appears to the 'The Buck's Elegy' with "The Unfortunate Lad" a later English version. The Irish tune "The Unfortunate Rake", printec c 1805, c 1807, and 1808, isn't anything like any American tune I've heard for "Tom Sherman's Barroom", "St. James' Infirmary", "Streets of Laredo", "Bad Girl's Lament" that I ever heard. Stephen Wade left here about 15 minutes ago with a copy of "The Buck's Elegy" and the Irish tune. We would be appreciative to anyone who could tell us where we could find any copy full copy of "The Unfortunate Rake".