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Thread #48787 Message #734528
Posted By: Malcolm Douglas
21-Jun-02 - 08:39 PM
Thread Name: Origins: The Jacket of Blue
Subject: RE: research to ballad - The Jacket of Blue
Ah; the jacket versions are American or Canadian (one Irish example on record), and most seem to refer to sailors (as you might expect) rather than soldiers. Same story, though; I should have spotted that.