Hotel Tipster, The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh stop the horses or I'm ruined, Knock 'em up against the fence, Shoot Mulvolio [a racehorse] at Strathmore, Or I'll ose my eighteen pence.... Holy Diamons, Grey Gown has it, Or Jesus, she'll have lost."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Fahey-Joe-Watson-AustralianTraditionalFolkSinger)
KEYWORDS: horse racing gambling nonballad
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Fahey-Joe-Watson-AustralianTraditionalFolkSinger, [p. 7, page headed "Horse racing played..."], "(no title)" (1 short text)
File: FaWHotTi

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