The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #37400   Message #789795
Posted By: Nerd
23-Sep-02 - 03:58 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: Hob-i-derry Dando
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: Hob-i-derry Dando
I heard it with the last line:

to sing praise to the shelly-back boy,

which refers to shellbacks, or sailors. I can't for the life of me remember where I heard it, though, 'cause I've known it for years! This is all great stuff; I love the 18th and 19th Century druidical interpretations--so farfetched, yet so interesting nonetheless in the mere glimmer of possibility!