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Lilliburlero
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(also spelt Lillibullero) Tune which became a craze at the time of the *Revolution of 1688. It was first printed, without words, in 1686; the following year verses were written to it, satirizing *James II's papist lord lieutenant in Ireland (Richard Talbot, earl of Tyrconnel), with the mocking refrain 'lilliburlero'. The tune retains a strong link with the *Orange movement in *Northern Ireland, in the form of a song called Protestant Boys. It is also, in a simplified version, the tune of *Hush-a-bye, baby. It is widely familiar among listeners to the BBC World Service, where it is used as a signature tune just before the news.
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