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Thread #4267   Message #972838
Posted By: GUEST,Lighter
26-Jun-03 - 01:59 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: Gary Owen (not the old one)
Subject: RE: LYRICS for GARY OWEN (not the old one)
Thanks, Melani. I spoke too soon when I placed "Garryowen" in Dublin: Limerick sounds right. (The old memory bank is obviously starting to go.) One thing I definitely remember is that "They Died with their Boots On" features a scene where Custer indeed first hears the song from Myles Keogh. Shortly before the Little Big Horn, he says something like, "What was that song you used to sing? I can never quite remember it." Then Keogh runs through a verse. And isn't today - June 26th - the anniversary of the battle?