Susy Gal

DESCRIPTION: "Susy licked the ladle An' 'er dolly rocked the cradle. Goodbye, Susie gal, I'm gone again. I fell into the gutter And my heart began to flutter. Goodbye, Susie gal, I'm gone."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1923 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: nonballad travel
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 320, "Susy Gal" (1 short text)
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 320, "Susy Gal" (1 tune plus a text excerpt)
NOTES [18 words]: The editors of Brown speculate that this might be a playparty. Certainly it looks like a singing game. - RBW
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File: Br3320

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