I like what others have said about the song relating to trying to eliminate alcoholism. I have givin up alcohol myself and read books on it. Someone said that the earliest version dates back to 1568. If that's true then it would be very ironic that John barleycorn happens to be one of the writer's of Alcoholics Anonymous's "Big Book", which was written in the 1930's.
I like what others have said about the song relating to trying to eliminate alcoholism. I have givin up alcohol myself and read books on it. Someone said that the earliest version dates back to 1568. If that's true then it would be very ironic that John barleycorn happens to be one of the writer's of Alcoholics Anonymous's "Big Book", which was written in the 1930's.