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"Whiskey in the Jar" is the tale of a highwayman or footpad who,
after robbing a military or government official, is betrayed by
a woman; whether she is his wife or sweetheart is not made clear.
Various versions of the song take place in Kerry, Kilmoganny,
Cork, Sligo Town, and other locations throughout Ireland.
It is also sometimes placed in the American South, in various
places among the Ozarks or Appalachians, possibly due to
Irish settlement in these places. Names in the song change,
and the official can be a Captain or a Colonel, called Farrell
or Pepper among other names. The protagonist's wife or lover
is sometimes called Molly, Jenny, Emzy, or Ginny among
various other names. The details of the betrayal are also different,
being either betraying him to the person he robbed and
replacing his ammunition with sand or water, or not,
resulting in his killing the person.
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Highway Men
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