Annotation:Horneo

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 HORNEO. AKA and see "Horney Ewe." Sometimes "Hornio," a corruption of the title "Horney Ewe" from the Scottish dialect pronunciation wherein 'ewe' rhymes with 'row' (c.f. the song "Broom of the Cowdenknowes (1)" or "Broom the Bonny Bonny Broom," where 'father's ewes' is the rhyme for 'Cowdenknows').  Source for notated version:  Printed sources:  Recorded sources:

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