Advertise (It Pays to Advertise)

DESCRIPTION: "The fish/duck, it never cackles 'bout its million eggs or so, The hen is quite a different bird; one egg, and hear her crow. The duck we spurn, but crown the hen, which leads me to surmise: Don't hide your light, but blow your horn; it pays to advertise"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Harbin-Parodology)
KEYWORDS: humorous bird animal campsong
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REFERENCES (5 citations):
Pankake/Pankake-PrairieHomeCompanionFolkSongBook, p. 156, "The Fish It Never Cackles Bout" (1 text, tune referenced)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 166, "Advertise" (notes only)
Harbin-Parodology, #66, p. 22, "Advertise" (1 text, tune referenced)
Rodeheaver-SociabilitySongs, p. 125, "Advertise" (1 text, tune referenced)
DT, ADVERFIS*
SAME TUNE:
cf. "Auld Lang Syne" (tune) and references there
File: DTadverf

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