Cat in the Corner, The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, I weep for the day I was freed from my cot... When Judy kept everything piping and hot, And the cat she sat snug in the corner." He had pike, reaping-hook, shilelah, and a hen laying eggs in the thatched hut.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1868 (Archy-Hughes-George-the-Charmer-Songster)
KEYWORDS: home food bird animal | cat
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REFERENCES (3 citations):
Archy-Hughes-George-the-Charmer-Songster, p. 17, "The Cat in the Corner" (1 text)
Johnny-I-Hardly-Knew-Ye-Songster, pp. 26-27, "The Cat in the Corner" (1 text)
Old-Clowns-Whoa-January-Songster, p. 23, "The Cat in the Corner" (1 text)
Roud #35644
NOTES [18 words]: There is a fiddle tune "The Cat in the Corner," but I don't know if it is related to this song or not. - RBW
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