Bubblecar said:

The Rev Dodgson said:

The toob suggested this for me this morning:

When I Was On Horseback – Steeleye Span

I recall you being disappointed that this song is about a victim of STD, not someone who died in battle.

I would take some convincing that that is really the case. See:

https://mainlynorfolk.info/steeleye.span/songs/wheniwasonhorseback.html

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This is one of the many songs that tell the story of a young man or girl cut down in their prime and is usually presented as a cautionary tale of the hazards of catching certain ‘social’ diseases. This version seems to have lost that vital element! This song has many variants: The Unfortunate Rake, The Soldier (Sailor) Cut Down in His Prime, The Royal Albion, and in America The Streets of Laredo and St James’ Infirmary Blues, to name but a few. I first heard it on the 1971 Steeleye Span album Ten Man Mop which was played to me often as a child as light relief from all the Black Sabbath. The source was Mary Doran of Co. Waterford, who called it The Dying Soldier.
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