Down on the Banks of the Hanky Tank

DESCRIPTION: Round. "Down by the banks of the Pasquotank/Hanky Tank/Hanky-Pank(y), Where the bullfrogs jump from bank to bank(y), With an eep- ap- op- up, He leaps off a lily with a kerplunk"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 2014 (Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: animal nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 146-147, 436, 447, "Down on the Banks of the Hanky Tank"/"Hanky Tank" (notes only)
Roud #15891
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "May Irwin's Frog Song (The Foolish Frog, Way Down Yonder)"
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Hanky Pank
Hanky Panky
NOTES [48 words]: Pretty clearly a cut down version of "May Irwin's Frog Song (The Foolish Frog, Way Down Yonder)" -- but since it's a round, with no plot and not many lyrics, I'm filing it separately. Obviously it is not possible to draw a sharp line; I'm assuming they file under the same Roud number. - RBW
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File: ACSF146H

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