Right in the Middle of Mine

DESCRIPTION: "I belong to a band and a trumpet I play, Six other fellows beside me"; they go to a pub and start telling stories. Two chaps fight; one throws a punch, the other dodges, and the punch lands on the nose of the singer, "Right in the middle of mine"
AUTHOR: Fred Murray (died 1922) (source: Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk)
EARLIEST DATE: 1902 (source: Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk)
KEYWORDS: music injury
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk, #5, "Right in the Middle of Mine" (1 text)
Roud #10712
NOTES [32 words]: Fred Murray was a fairly active songwriter in the early years of the twentieth century, but the only thing he (co)wrote that seems to be remembered today is "I'm Henery the Eighth I Am." - RBW
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