Oh-ho, There Goes Pa

DESCRIPTION: "Oh-ho, there goes pa Back to Washington, But he won't take ma! Oh-ho, here comes pa, Back from Washington! Too much ma."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1968 (Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest)
KEYWORDS: father mother separation
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest, p. 265, "(no title)" (1 short text)
Roud #10903
NOTES [28 words]: A reference, perhaps, to the repeated attempts of the state of Utah to be allowed to join the Union, which were rejected as long as the Mormons practiced polygamy? - RBW
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File: GFGW265A

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