How I Love the Old Black Cat

DESCRIPTION: "Who so full of fun and glee? Happy as a cat can be, Polished sides so nice and fat, How I love the old black cat! Yes I do." The boys try to sic dogs on the cat, but the girl (?) rescues it. She prefers it to other pets
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: animal nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 147, "How I Love the Old Black Cat" (1 text)
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 147, "How I Love the Old Black Cat" (1 tune plus a text excerpt)
Roud #15767
File: Br3147

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