Hat McGinnis Wore, The

DESCRIPTION: ""Good evening to you one and all, Good luck to what I say... I'm going to introduce to you bright memories of your, The relics of old days and scenes, The hat McGinnis wore." McGinnis was killed by the Shannon. Respect his hat lest his ghost haunt you
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1993 (Scott-ACollectorsNotebook-31TraditionalSongs)
KEYWORDS: death clothes ghost
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Scott-ACollectorsNotebook-31TraditionalSongs, pp. 26-27, "The Hat McGinnis Wore" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #22613
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Hat Ned Kelly Wore" (derivative song)
NOTES [42 words]: The obvious temptation is to regard this as a version of "The Hat My Father Wore" -- after all, they're both about Irishmen and old hats. It's hard to be certain, since Scott's is the only version and it's pretty short, but I think this is separate. - RBW
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