Mrs. Murphy's Chowder

DESCRIPTION: "Mem'ries of the golden west and friends I used to know Take me back to that boarding house Where I lived long ago." On Fridays the residents waited for Mrs. Murphy's chowder, which "made you yodel louder," and included things from benzene to ice cream
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (ArkansasWoodchopper)
KEYWORDS: food home humorous
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
ArkansasWoodchopper, pp. 10-13, "Mrs. Murphy's Chowder" (1 text, 1 tune)
ST ArWo010 (Partial)
RECORDINGS:
Arkansas Woodchopper [pseud. for Luther Ossenbrink] , "Mrs. Murphy's Chowder" (Conqueror 7879)
NOTES [54 words]: Although there is some thematic similarity, this is not the same song as the equally silly but slightly better-known "Who Put the Overalls in Mrs. Murphy's Chowder," which is also sometimes called "Mrs. Murphy's Chowder." Steve Roud either omits this one or lumps the two. Meade, Spottswood, and Meade definitely lump them. - RBW
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File: ArWo010

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