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Re: Water not wine - source of the lyric?Posted by Brian from Shawnee on December 05, 2004 In Reply to: Re: Water not wine - source of the lyric? posted by Lotg on December 05, 2004 : : Spurred by Goddesses admission that she drinks only wine and not beer [Oz wine's nearly as good as South African], who can help me with the second line of this catchy lyric, the title, date, singer and where I can find the full text? It's one of these frustrating tunes that's been going round in my head, and I haven't been able to locate it: Is it Peter, Paul and Mary? : : Here's the tale of a racehorse : : --Keith : South African wine's better than ours? Wow, I'll have to try some. I never have, and while I'm thrilled with what we have to offer, I'm always willing to accept there could be better - but ONLY if I can have some. ---GODDESS Oh, "Stewball" was a racehorse It's a pretty standard folk ballad though there are many versions. Peter, Paul, and Mary did a nice rendition of one version. There was apparently a match race between a skewbald horse and a grey mare in Ireland in the 18th century that was the inspiration for the song.
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