Uploaded November 2023 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago

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Eugene Dunphy tells how a music hall hit was transformed into a rollicking Irish ballad.

0:00 Intro
0:40 Tommy, Make Room for Your Uncle (T. S. Lonsdale)
01:40 W. B. Fair
03:50 Let Mr. Maguire Sit Down (words and tune)
04:17 Bonaparte’s March
06:45 Death of Fair and Lonsdale
07:10 James Joyce
07:25 Lyrical changes
08:30 James J. Mullan American recording
08:50 Recordings in Ireland
09:20 Tommy, Make Room and Let Mr. Maguire Sit Down (songs)