Man in the Moon (I), The

DESCRIPTION: "When a bumper is ordered, 'tis vexing, no doubt, To find, when you'd fill, that the win is all out." It's also bad to have nothing to sing when asked for a song. He has no new song, so he'll talk about the Man in the Moon, who lives a very odd life
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1862 (FriskyIrishSongster)
KEYWORDS: drink music humorous | man in the moon
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
FriskyIrishSongster, pp. 20-21, "The Man in the Moon" (1 text, tune referenced)
Wolf-AmericanSongSheets, #1365, p. 92, "The Man in the Moon" (1 reference)
Roud #34816
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Things I Don't Like to See" (tune)
File: FrIr020

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