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Thread #58132   Message #920035
Posted By: Bob Bolton
27-Mar-03 - 05:33 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: be-bop, my lady, said love
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: going insane trying to remember
G'day Celtaddict, Snuffy, Wolfgang and Bat Goddess,

I believe the old English equivalent term, for both songs and tunes that ran round your head, was a "maggot" - and there are many dance tunes from the Elizabethan period onward named (Someone's) Maggot.

Regards,

Bob Bolton