Old Grey Duck, The

DESCRIPTION: "The old grey duck she stole her nest and laid up in the fields, And when the young ones they came forth they had no tails or heels." Many eggs don't hatch; the other ducklings die. They will tie up the old grey duck in the barn so it doesn't happen again
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1956 (Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall)
KEYWORDS: bird death
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall, p. 51, "The Old Grey Duck" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #3302
File: Gun051

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