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Originally Posted by JayUtah
Which, is, of course, itself "lifted" from "To Anacreon in Heaven,"
True, but not in the spirit of a lift. Key wrote his lyrics specifically to be sung to that tune. Keep in mind that few people of the day read musical notation. The clever Key picked a drinking tune everyone knew and would remember thanks to its baudy lyrics.
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Were they risque, or did they actually have a high bit average unit density? 
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