Some Say the Devil's Dead

DESCRIPTION: "Some say the devil's dead, Buried in (Fowey) harbor, Some say he's 'live again, and prentice to a barber.... When Tom's father died, Tom and I took a ride, down by the rive side, and home again to dinner." "Some say he'll rise again...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1929 (Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall)
KEYWORDS: Devil death burial river
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West)) Ireland
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall, p. 46, "Three-Handed Reel" (1 text, 1 tune)
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 110, "Some say the Divil's dead" (1 text)
Roud #8904
NOTES [75 words]: Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall's version of this is a fiddle tune, with these words the mnemonic, but there are other songs opening "Some say the devil's dead," which I assume at least inspired the Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall piece. The Roud Index lists Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall's "Three Hand Reel" as #2904, but that is also the number for "Thousands Are Sailing"; I think it is an error for #8904. - RBW
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