Sandy and Paddy

DESCRIPTION: "An uncle of mine, he's an old-fashioned chap. He sits all the day by the fire," telling of Britain's victories -- victories won by the Highland Brigade and Irish soldiers. "If it was nae for Sandy and Paddy, Where would old England be?" But many died
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 2010 (Graham-Joe-Holmes-SongsMusicTraditionsOfAnUlsterman); a broadside version apparently dates from the 1920s or earlier
KEYWORDS: soldier England battle death patriotic
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Graham-Joe-Holmes-SongsMusicTraditionsOfAnUlsterman 66, "Sandy and Paddy" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: GrHo066

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