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From: cjn@calmasd.UUCP (Cheryl Nemeth)
Newsgroups: net.music.folk
Subject: Re: `When Johnny Comes Marching Home'
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Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 14:42:55 EST
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Posted: Thu Jan 10 14:42:55 1985
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In article  dsc@daemon.UUCP (David S. Comay) writes:
>Can anyone give me any information about the famous folk song that goes
>`When Johnny comes marching home again ...'?  I am curious as to who
>(if known) wrote the song, when and where it was published (I think it
>is an Irish folk song ...  my favorite!), and if the words and music
>are printed in any books? Thanks very much.
>
>David

It comes from an old Irish anti-Crimean War song called "Jonny I Hardly Knew 
Ye." Try looking for a book of Irish ballads. I know I've seen it written 
out but I can't remember where.

Cheryl Nemeth