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Thread #52709 Message #807873
Posted By: Robin
21-Oct-02 - 12:37 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Add: The Unfortunate Lad (#350 / Rake's Lamen
Subject: RE: Lyr Add: The Unfortunate Lad (#350 / Rake's Lamen
Is this the song that the "Streets of Laredo" is based on?
-Richie
Transitional.
Begins Ireland 1790 with a couple of fragments.
First fully written-down version is "The Buck's Lament" (about the same time -- 1790).
"The Unfortunate Lad" is in the middle.
It jumps the pond to become "The Streets of Laredo".
Robin