Oh! The Horse Broke Down

DESCRIPTION: "Oh! The horse broke down at Puchardstown And the horseman lost his whiskers, The horse took shy, And lost his eye, And had to get the loan of his sister's."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Brady-AllInAllIn)
KEYWORDS: horse injury
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 174, "Oh! The Horse Broke Down" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #38130
NOTES [40 words]: Brady-AllInAllIn does not put a name to the tune of this, but it appears to be very close to the "A" part of "Brighton Camp"/"The Girl I Left Behind Me." Which makes me wonder if there might not be a second part using the rest of the tune. - RBW
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File: BAAI174A

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