Old Adam, the Poacher

DESCRIPTION: "Old Adam was a poacher, Went out one day at Fall To catch a hare for roasting." "A keeper that was passing" sees Adam, "Proceeding both to take. Hare noot his'n, So in prison Old Adam groaning lay." When released, Adam is "looking small"
AUTHOR: Words: Sabine Baring-Gould
EARLIEST DATE: 1905 (Baring-Gould/Sheppard-SongsOfTheWest2ndEd)
KEYWORDS: poaching prison animal food | hare
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Baring-Gould/Sheppard-SongsOfTheWest2ndEd, #120, "Old Adam, the Poacher" (1 text, 1 tune, the text seemingly entirely non-traditional)
Roud #13907
File: BGSW120

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