Crummy Cow, The

DESCRIPTION: Pat O'Hurry tries to sell his old cow, but has no luck. She refuses to travel further; when he threatens to butcher her, she comes back to life. She costs him dearly in travel expenses. At last he manages to foist off the animal
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1933 (Sam Henry collection)
KEYWORDS: animal commerce humorous
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Henry/Huntingdon/Herrmann-SamHenrysSongsOfThePeople H501, pp. 25-26, "The 'Crummy' Cow" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #13348
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Bigler's Crew" [Laws D8] (tune) and references there
File: HHH501

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