On Thu, 11 Nov 1999, Linda Gowans wrote: > On the more modern thread of this discussion, I don't think anyone has yet > mentioned Stan Kelly's "Liverpool Lullaby" - sung in many a folk club, but > I don't know if anyone sings it to their children! I believe it's been collected from tradition as "Sandgate Dandling Song", and in that form, at least, it was used as a real lullaby. If anything, that version's grimmer than the Liverpool one. Peace. Paul %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%