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The Leg I Left Behind Me Part I

by | Nov 9, 2017 | True West Blog

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The Girl I Left Behind Me, a long-standing popular folk tune and song, comes from Dublin, Ireland and is dated by most authorities to the late 18th or early 19th century. The song was popular in the U.S. Regular Army, who adopted it during the War of 1812 after they heard a British prisoner singing it. It was used by the Army as a marching tune throughout the 19th century. A relatively unknown event durin


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