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Johnny, I Hardly Knew Ye

from Rebels and Rogues by DruidSong

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Lots of people in the USA know a different set of words for this. The song was adapted and modified during the American Civil War. These are, as far as I can tell, the lyrics BEFORE being made more politically acceptable by the Federal government during _that_ war.

The song seems to be Irish in origin. As was often the case, some poor sod goes off the join the English Army as an alternative to starving, being unemployed or in jail. Seems like things haven't changed all that much in some places.

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from Rebels and Rogues, released June 23, 2010

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