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Originally Posted by Stitchawl
Actually, a case of my Dyscalculia. I said the number 40 in my mind, but by the time it got to my fingers it came out as 30. 'Traffic' brought this song to the general public in 1970, and 'Fairport Convention' increased its popularity to the folk music crowd. In reality, there are written copies of variations of it dating back all the way to the 1600's! I'm surprised the Francis Child didn't include it in his amazing work "Popular English and Scottish Ballads" that he researched back in the late 1800's.
Stitchawl
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Great... you just made him older!
