Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site calmasd.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!allegra!bellcore!decvax!harpo!whuxlm!akgua!sdcsvax!sdcc6!calmasd!cjn From: cjn@calmasd.UUCP (Cheryl Nemeth) Newsgroups: net.music.folk Subject: Re: `When Johnny Comes Marching Home' Message-ID: <227@calmasd.UUCP> Date: Thu, 10-Jan-85 14:42:55 EST Article-I.D.: calmasd.227 Posted: Thu Jan 10 14:42:55 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 14-Jan-85 02:49:36 EST References:Reply-To: cjn@calmasd.UUCP (Cheryl Nemeth) Distribution: net Organization: Calma Company, San Diego, CA Lines: 14 Summary: 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