Men of Merry England, The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh the men of merry, merry England, Search ye the wild world round, And take ye the best From the East to the West, Where are such to be found?" The name is "a passport to al that is free." The singer raises a glass to the people of England
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1937 (Henderson-VictorianStreetBallads)
KEYWORDS: patriotic nonballad drink
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Henderson-VictorianStreetBallads, p. 131, "The Merry Men of England" (1 text)
Roud #13658
NOTES [24 words]: This song makes me wish we had a keyword along the lines of "willfully blind." Or at least "drawing conclusions with absolutely no evidence." - RBW
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File: HenV131

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