Alternative title: The Black Cavalry. This traditional song is about poverty and the hazards of boarding houses in 19th century Ireland. Whilst trying to sleep, this balladeer is attacked by fleas which he refers to as “the black cavalry”.
Alternative title: The Black Cavalry. This traditional song is about poverty and the hazards of boarding houses in 19th century Ireland. Whilst trying to sleep, this balladeer is attacked by fleas which he refers to as “the black cavalry”.