One Day of Turkey and Six Days of Hash

DESCRIPTION: Philosophical; for every silver lining there's a dark cloud. "For one faithful friend there are dozens who sneer/For one happy laugh there is always a tear...For one gentle dog there are dozens that bite...For one day of turkey there's six days of hash."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1941 (Beck-SongsOfTheMichiganLumberjacks)
KEYWORDS: warning humorous nonballad food dog
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Beck-SongsOfTheMichiganLumberjacks 92, "One Day of Turkey and Six Days of Hash" (1 text)
Beck-LoreOfTheLumberCamps 93, "One Day of Turkey and Six Days of Hash" (1 text)
Roud #8848
NOTES [27 words]: This cynical little masterpiece is worthy of Tom Lehrer. - PJS
Beck claims that this was heard in Florida and along the Mississippi, but offers no evidence. - RBW
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File: Be092

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