Ticklish Reuben (Snuff Box)

DESCRIPTION: "I'm always putting pepper in my daddy's snuff box, And it is a sight for to see. He coughs and he sneezes... Mother swore that was always tickling me." When the father recovers, "Then he took me out and then he tickled me."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1956 (Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5)
KEYWORDS: mother father trick drugs punishment humorous
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 734, "Snuff Box" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #17640
File: BrS5734

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