What a Nose (Melindy's Nose)

DESCRIPTION: "Well, I fell in love with a nice young girl"; "O, Melindy was handsome, as fair as any lamb," but "She had a nose, a very big nose, But it wasn't half so funny as you might suppose." The boys say "Jumpin' jiminy geez-whacks, look at her nose."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1969 (Bush-FSofCentralWestVirginiaVol1)
KEYWORDS: love courting beauty humorous
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bush-FSofCentralWestVirginiaVol1, pp. 6-7, "Melindy's Nose" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7016
File: BCWVI006

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