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Originally Posted by Rowlf
There is a second verse of Just a Cot in Ribble valley. ..
I have heard folk sing of Tennessee and lands of Uncle Joe,
I have heard them boast of Dixie , where the cotton blossoms grow.
But give me a spot in Endland,the land where I was born,
Beside two tiny rivers and a field of English corn,
Just a cot in Ribble valley..etc
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I'm puzzled. I keep hearing 'The Yellow Rose of Texas' which is supposed to be an American folk song from the mid 18 hundreds( something to do with Texas fighting Mexico).
Is the one based on the other, if so which way round. Or is there another tune altogether?