Take It, Bob
DESCRIPTION: The singer is Bob Bell, a miller fond of drink. He tries often to quit drinking but his mill seems to say "Take it Bob, take it, it's better than tea" He dreams he is dead but hears the mill say he should take the brandy meant for the mourners.
AUTHOR: Arthur Lloyd (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1873 (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
KEYWORDS: drink humorous nonballad
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Greig-FolkSongInBuchan-FolkSongOfTheNorthEast #8, p. 2, "Take It Bob" (1 fragment)
Greig/Duncan3 578, "Take It, Bob" (1 text, 1 tune)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Take it Bob"
Roud #6041
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Tak It, Man, Tak It (I)" (tune and the temptation theme)
File: GrD3578
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