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"Canada-I-O" (also known as "The Wearing of the Blue" and "Caledonia") is a traditional Canadian and English folk ballad. It is believed to have been written before 1839 〔((broadside, Bodleian Harding B 11(1982)) )〕 When her love goes to sea, a lady dresses as a sailor and joins (his or another's) ship's crew. When she is discovered, (the crew/her lover) determine to drown her. The captain saves her and they marry. Based on similarity of title, some connect this song with "Canaday-I-O, Michigan-I-O, Colley's Run I-O". There is no connection in plot, however, and any common lyrics are probably the result of cross-fertilization. The Scottish song "Caledonia/Pretty Caledonia" is quite different in detail — so much so that it is separate from the "Canada-I-O" texts in the Roud Folk Song Index ("Canaday-I-O" is #309;〔(Harding B 11(3429A) )〕 "Caledonia" is #5543). The plot, however, is too close for scholars to distinguish. ==Broadsides== * Bodleian, Harding B 11(1982), "Kennady I-o," J. Catnach (London), 1813-1838; also Firth c.12(329), Harding B 11(2039), "Lady's Trip to Kennedy"; Harding B 25(1045), "The Lady's Trip to Kennady"; Firth c.12(330), "Canada Heigho";〔(Firth c.12(330) )〕 Firth c.13(240), Firth c.12(331), Harding B 11(2920), 2806 c.16(72), "Canada I, O" 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Canada-I-O」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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