Leap Frog John

DESCRIPTION: "A poor little man living under the hill, And his name is Leap frog John, Old man is so joyous and easy to please...." "He's out at the elbow, and lame in the knees." But he is happy as he plays the fields as the cows come home
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 2940 (Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5)
KEYWORDS: clothes music fiddle cattle
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 698, "Leap Frog John" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: BrS5698

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