"Green Grow the Rushes oh" does anyone know the source of that Old Eng

Question: "Green Grow the Rushes oh" does anyone know the source of that Old English song!?

Asking in poetry because there are a few British people on line I see!. (Grannyjill are you familiar with that!? a madrigal!?)Www@QuestionHome@Com

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This will tell you all you want to know:

http://en!.wikipedia!.org/wiki/Green_Grow_!.!.!.Www@QuestionHome@Com

I thought it was an old Irish song!. !. !.!?Www@QuestionHome@Com

The song was first recorded in Hebrew in the 16th century and is probably much older than that!.Www@QuestionHome@Com