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Happy! – Dec 24 (Bad King John) DigiTrad: KING JOHN AND THE ABBOT OF CANTERBURY Related threads: DTStudy: King John and the Bishop (Child #45) (21) Folklore: Answer 3 questions by the king (3)
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Subject: Happy! – Dec 24 (Bad King John) From: Abby Sale Date: 24 Dec 05 - 11:33 AM Happy Birthday! (Bad) King John of England (1199-1216) was born 12/24/1167 (d.10/18/1216)
First printed about 1672 but Child feels the song's root story is much older - at least back to 6th century Egyptian folklore (and there's a Coptic version from 850 ce.) This version as sung by the superb Vermont balladeer, Margaret MacArthur on her CD Ballads Thrice Twisted. Had I known then about Margaret and the considerable New England ballad tradition, I might have gone there instead of Scotland. Weather's similar but the accent's easier. You can hear her at The Kennedy Center Copyright © 2005, Abby Sale - all rights reserved What are Happy's all about? See Clicky |
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