Sir Piggy

DESCRIPTION: "One morning Sir Piggy put on his fine clothes; Taking his cane, out walking he goes." He goes to a tavern, calls for wine, and goes to visit Miss Puss. Piggy and Towser duel over her; Piggy shoots off Towser's tail. A judge says Towser should ride a rail
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric)
KEYWORDS: fight animal injury
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 184, "Sir Piggy" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #11369
NOTES [31 words]: This sounds like the worn-down remnants of a much longer song about a pig and dog dueling over who will wed a cat. Too bad it's so short; I suspect the original was quite interesting. - RBW
Last updated in version 4.3
File: Brne184

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