Two Squirrels, The

DESCRIPTION: "There were two squirrels that lived in a wood. The one was naughty, the other was good." The bad one, Dandy Jim, strays too far and too late and dies on the railroad track; the good one, Johnny Black, stays near home and comes home early and lives
AUTHOR: "E. E. W.," according to The Nursery)
EARLIEST DATE: 1869 (The Nursery, Volume 5)
KEYWORDS: animal mother warning death
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown-MyGrandmothersSongbook 10, "The Two Squirrels" (1 text, 1 tune)
ADDITIONAL: _The Nursery: A Monthly Magazine for the Youngest Readers_, Volume 5 (John L. Shorey, Boston, 1869) (available on Google Books), p. 31, "The Two Squirrels" (1 text)
Roud #22138
File: BrGr010

Go to the Ballad Search form
Go to the Ballad Index Song List

Go to the Ballad Index Instructions
Go to the Ballad Index Bibliography or Discography