Banks of the Nile (II) (The Soldier's Letter)

DESCRIPTION: "Far, far away on the banks of the Nile," "A brave Irish soldier, a gallant dragoon, Read his mother's letter by the light of the moon," telling of troubles in Ireland
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1983 (Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood)
KEYWORDS: soldier mother | letter
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 19, "(A brave Irish soldier, a gallant dragoon)" (1 fragment, which Fowke thinks is this)
Roud #5386
File: KSUC019D

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