Run Here, Doctor, Run Here Quick

DESCRIPTION: Hammer song or similar: "Run here, doctor (huh), Run here quick (huh), Little Mary (huh) Swallowed a stick."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: doctor work injury
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 246, "Run Here, Doctor, Run Here Quick" (1 short text)
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 246, "Run Here, Doctor, Run Here Quick" (1 tune plus a text excerpt)
Delamar-ChildrensCountingOutRhymes, p. 127, "Doctor, doctor, tell me quick" (1 text; compare the next item, "Doctor, doctor, tell no lie")
Roud #21048
NOTES [24 words]: The notes in Brown include various references which make it appear that they regard this as a version of "Shortenin' Bread." I don't see it. - RBW
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