What makes the wild cat wild?

DESCRIPTION: "What make the wild cat wild, boys, what makes the wild cat wild? (x2), I'll ask you again as a personal friend, what makes the wild cat wild?"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1922 (Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5)
KEYWORDS: animal nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 679, "What Makes the Wild Cat Wild?" (1 short text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The States Song (What Did Delaware?)" (the "personal friend" lyric)
File: BrS5679

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