Oh, Some Say That He Claw'd

DESCRIPTION: Donald and Maggie McCraw "claw'd ane anither an' a'." When Maggie got a flea on her rump it made a lot of work "for he claw'd and she claw'd She claw'd and he claw'd"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1914 (Greig/Duncan7)
KEYWORDS: violence humorous nonballad husband wife bug
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland(Aber))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greig/Duncan7 1507, "Oh, Some Say That He Claw'd" (1 text)
Roud #7168
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Battle of Sheriffmuir" (tune, per Greig/Duncan7)
File: GrD71507

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