Ed McCurdy - Green Grow the Lilacs (Civil War Song) video free download


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Duration: 02:36
Uploaded: 2011/07/30

The American Civil War Song, "Green Grow the Lilacs," sung by folk singer Ed McCurdy. This was a Union/Yankee song.

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9 years ago

alessandro cabella

Estos Gringos!!!

9 years ago

Silvia Mancera

From this song comes the word: "gringo". 

11 years ago

CSAmerican .

my bad, I think it was 1846-1848

11 years ago

Tyler Hutchens

Thank you

11 years ago

CSAmerican .

Mexican War 1842-1846

12 years ago

Tyler Hutchens

Whatever period this was written it's a beautiful song

12 years ago

jpavlvs

Mexican war song. Green grow the lilacs sounded like Gringo.

12 years ago

Thx1138d

That makes more sense! My mom was wrong!

12 years ago

Izzy Jackson

@Thx1138d Gringo comes from Spanish Romani, Caló, as a variant of (pere)gringo 'wayfarer, stranger".

12 years ago

Thx1138d

I heard it was sung in the Mexican War. That is why the Mexcians after that called the Americans "Greengos"

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