I'll Name the Boy Dennis, Or No Name At All

DESCRIPTION: "I'm bothered, yes, I'm bothered, completely perplexed, I'm the father of a little boy, I'm not happy but I'm vexed." Everyone in his immense family wants to give the child a different name. He puts his foot down for the name Dennis.
AUTHOR: Words: Fred Hatfield / Music: J. Small
EARLIEST DATE: 1880 (copyright on a sheet music arrangement by Jos. Schwenseck [?])
KEYWORDS: humorous baby wordplay
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Dean-FlyingCloud, pp. 34-35, "Name the Boy Dennis Or No Name At All" (1 text)
ColemanAndMcCarthyChampionSongBook, pp. 20-21, "I'll Name the Boy Dennis, or No Name at All" (1 text)
Roud #6658
NOTES [38 words]: For some reason, this same Roud #6658 is used for "I'll Name the Boy Dennis, Or No Name At All" and "I'm a Ranting, Roving Blade." The only common trait I can see is that the titles of both start with I and and apostrophe. - RBW
File: Dean034

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