Rafferty and Cafferty

DESCRIPTION: Parody of a stump speech: "My name is Barney Rafferty, that is my cognomen, Though some folks call me Barny, they're of the lower sort." Rafferty's only enemy is Mikey Cafferty; he urges voters to support Rafferty, not Cafferty
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Fahey-Joe-Watson-AustralianTraditionalFolkSinger)
KEYWORDS: political nonballad humorous recitation
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Fahey-Joe-Watson-AustralianTraditionalFolkSinger, [p. 12, page headed "Mr. Watson then recited..."], "Rafferty & Cafferty" (1 text)
ST FaWRafCa (Partial)
Roud #22600
File: FaWRafCa

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