Richard Robinson
Thu, 24 Aug 2000 16:51:41 -0700
On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Bruce Olson wrote: > RE: In a history of the English stage I saw that a stage piece "Jack on > the Green" was attributed to a Mr. Birkhead. No music was given, or copy > of the tune referenced, but many copies of a tune of this title are > known (Jack on/in/of the Green). Can anyone confirm that this is the > origin of "John of the Greeny Cheshire way? Not definitively (IANAHistorian), but I remember it being suggested (I think on u.m.f, it may have been by Jack Campin) that it was a contraction (misreading ?) of "John of the Green, ye Cheshire Way", ie in the Cheshire style. -- Richard Robinson "The whole plan hinged upon the natural curiosity of potatoes" - S. Lem To subscribe/unsubscribe, point your browser to: http://www.tullochgorm.com/lists.html