LL-L "Etymology" 2002.11.03 (04) [E]

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From: Sandy Fleming [sandy at scotstext.org]
Subject: "Literature"

> From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
> Subject: LL-L "Literature" 2002.10.31 (09) [E/S]
>
> Sandy,
>
> the song "Cock o' the North" that I quoted is presumably Irish, not
> Scottish, so who knows whether it refers to the same thing. I
> once heard it
> in a live concert by the Fureys (I think I'm getting closer to the
> spelling...), and they explained before they sang it that it was a
> constellation. That's all I know, I'm afraid.

The words to the song you quoted are Australian - they
were written by Dorothy Hewett. They're sung to a number
of different tunes.

Sandy
http://scotstext.org/

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