“The Twenty-Fourth of May”
Description
"O, the twenty-fourth of May Is the Queen's birthday. If you don't give us a holiday, We'll all run away."
Notes
The songs in Manny/Wilson were collected in two spurts: The Lord Beaverbrook collection was made around 1947, and Manny started gathering material about ten years later. It would be interesting to know how many of her informants went to school during Victoria's reign -- I wonder if Manny didn't recall the piece herself. - RBW
Historical references
- May 24, 1819 - birth of the future Queen Victoria
References
- Manny/Wilson, p.35, (no title) (1 text)
- BI, MaWip35