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08 Apr 00 - 10:25 AM (#208849) Subject: Billy Johnstone's Ball From: GUEST,DuncMcNab@aol.com Can anyone help me with a song called Billy Johnstone's Ball? The only words I know are: They were doing the La - La Di Da Routin' toutin' diddle dum Playin' on the fiddle Up and down the middle - Johnny boy Pretty girls - enough for all And a regular jollification spree Was Billy Johnstone's Ball |
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08 Apr 00 - 02:23 PM (#208916) Subject: RE: Lyr Req: Billy Johnstone's Ball From: Malcolm Douglas There are some copies in the Bodleian Library Broadside collection; click here for a large image. I've also heard a very similar version, called Mrs. Merry's Ball, recorded by Muckram Wakes back in the 1970s. Malcolm |
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