Auld Joe He Is a Bo
DESCRIPTION: "Old Joe he is a bo (beau?), He goes to Church each Sunday, He prays to God to give him strength To bash the kids on Monday."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1963 (Daiken-OutGoesShe)
KEYWORDS: abuse | church school
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Daiken-OutGoesShe, p. 34, "(Auld Joe he is a bo)" (1 text)
Roud #19279
File: DOGS034A
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