Brave Hunter, The

DESCRIPTION: "Little boy went out to shoot one day, He took his arrows and boy, For guns are dangerous things for play." A little bird (sparrow, cuckoo) declares he can't shoot it. The boy can't hit the bird, and cries; the little bird laughs
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Brown-MyGrandmothersSongbook)
KEYWORDS: bird violence
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown-MyGrandmothersSongbook [7-8], "The Brave Hunter" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7013
File: BrGr007

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