Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust

DESCRIPTION: "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, if (X) don't kill you then (Y) must." E.g. "Ashes to ashes, dust to dust, If whisky don't kill you then abstinence must." Or, "...dust, If God won't have you, the Devil must."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1975 (Brady-AllInAllIn)
KEYWORDS: humorous drink warning campsong Devil
FOUND IN: New Zealand US(MW,So) Ireland
REFERENCES (5 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 97, "(Ashes to ashes and dust to dust, If the flies don't get you the skeeters must)" (1 fragment)
Solomon-ZickaryZan, p. 104, "Bedbugs" (1 short text)
Brady-AllInAllIn, p. 58, "(Ashes to ashes)" (1 short text)
Peirce-KeepTheKettleBoiling, p. 56, "(Ashes to ashes)" (1 text)
Garland-FacesInTheFirelight-NZ, pp. 277-278, "(no title)" (2 short texts)
Roud #19277
File: Garl277

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