Had to put this in Irish Music, as there's nowhere else to put it.
Maggie/Nora
Words by George Washington Johnson, a Canadian poet and schoolteacher. He wrote the words as a poem to his future wife, Maggie Clark. It was published in his 1864 book of poetry, "Maple Leaves." Sadly, Maggie, who suffered from Tuberculosis, died in 1865, aged only 23. A year later, Johnson's friend, James Austin Butterfield,set the words to music.
In 1926, Sean O'Casey took Butterfield's melody and changed the lyrics to produce the song "Nora", which Jack Clitheroe sings to his wife in "The Plough and the Stars." I guess that's why the song is thought of as being Irish.
This is Foster and Allen's version of "Maggie."
Maggie/Nora
Words by George Washington Johnson, a Canadian poet and schoolteacher. He wrote the words as a poem to his future wife, Maggie Clark. It was published in his 1864 book of poetry, "Maple Leaves." Sadly, Maggie, who suffered from Tuberculosis, died in 1865, aged only 23. A year later, Johnson's friend, James Austin Butterfield,set the words to music.
In 1926, Sean O'Casey took Butterfield's melody and changed the lyrics to produce the song "Nora", which Jack Clitheroe sings to his wife in "The Plough and the Stars." I guess that's why the song is thought of as being Irish.
This is Foster and Allen's version of "Maggie."
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