I don't know if this is common knowledge, but an instrumental portion of this song is the Irish traditional Raggle Taggle Gypsy. Here are versions by The Irish Descendants (youtube.com/watch) and The Chieftains (youtube.com/watch) if you're interested.
I don't know if this is common knowledge, but an instrumental portion of this song is the Irish traditional Raggle Taggle Gypsy. Here are versions by The Irish Descendants (youtube.com/watch) and The Chieftains (youtube.com/watch) if you're interested.
I came here to say just that. His knowledge of the Child ballads (and especially Child 200) is astounding.
I came here to say just that. His knowledge of the Child ballads (and especially Child 200) is astounding.