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Thread #58285 Message #921783
Posted By: GUEST
30-Mar-03 - 11:33 AM
Thread Name: Origins: O the Shearing's Not For You
Subject: RE: Origins: O the Shearing's Not For You
The song appeared in chapbooks in northern England (Yorkshire and Northumberland) about 1800, but usually with a slightly defective text.