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"The Wearing of the Green" is an Irish street ballad lamenting the repression of supporters of the Irish Rebellion of 1798. It is to an old Irish air, and many versions of the lyric exist, the best-known being by Dion Boucicault. [1] The song proclaims that "they are hanging men and women for the wearing of the green".
"I'm Wearin' My Green Fedora" is a popular song written by songwriters Al Sherman, Al Lewis and Joseph Meyer. It was published in 1934 and is protected by copyright. [1] It was featured in the short animated film My Green Fedora, directed by Friz Freleng and produced by Leon Schlesinger. Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett were the animators.
The ballad has taken the tune of another Irish ballad, "The Wearing of the Green", [1] and was first published in John Keegan Casey's 1866 collection of poems and songs, A Wreath of Shamrocks. The lyrics were written by Casey (1846–70), the "Fenian Poet", who based the poem on the failed 1798 uprising in Granard, County Longford. [1]
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My Green Fedora is a 1935 Warner Bros. Merrie Melodies animated short film directed by Friz Freleng. [3] The short was released on May 4, 1935. [4] It features a song, "I'm Wearin' My Green Fedora," written by songwriters Al Sherman, Al Lewis, and Joseph Meyer specially for this short.
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