Bottled in Bond

DESCRIPTION: "Well, I'll tell you, boys, There is something gone wrong; From the way I feel, I won't be here long..... Don't drink nothing but that bottled in bond." The singer advises using a chair to drive off a quarreling woman; she'll come back when she's hungry
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1969 (Bush-FSofCentralWestVirginiaVol1)
KEYWORDS: drink wife food rejection
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Bush-FSofCentralWestVirginiaVol1, pp. 23-24, "Bottled in Bond" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7018
NOTES [23 words]: I think this is supposed to be humorous, but I refuse to assign that keyword, because it's not funny; this is about an abusive drunk. - RBW
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File: BuWV1023

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