Ridin' of a Goat, Leadin' of a Sheep

DESCRIPTION: "RIdin of a goat and leadin' of a sheep (x3), I won't be back till themiddle of the week."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1923 (Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5)
KEYWORDS: animal sheep travel
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 677, "Ridin' of a Goat, Leadin' of a Sheep" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
Roud #17391
NOTES [41 words]: The description is based on the Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 fragment. Roud for some reason lumps this with a minstrel song, "Stop Dat Knocking," but this verse does not appear in the copies of that song that I have seen. - RBW
Last updated in version 7.0
File: BrS5677

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