Mark Murphy

DESCRIPTION: Mark Murphy from Avondale "could fight and farm and swing his arm and drive this world along, But the only thing he left undone was to try and hold his tongue." He bragged once too often about his boxing and was shown up by a boxer he said he could beat
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973 (Dibblee/Dibblee-FolksongsFromPrinceEdwardIsland)
KEYWORDS: bragging fight humorous
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Dibblee/Dibblee-FolksongsFromPrinceEdwardIsland, pp. 103-104, "Mark Murphy" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #12454
NOTES [12 words]: Avondale is inland at central eastern Queens, Prince Edward Island. - BS
File: Dib103

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