I've Got a Good Idea Where It's Gone To

DESCRIPTION: "Now I once had a cat, 'twas a female cat, And its Christian name was Hannah." It is missing. "I've got a good idea where it's gone to:" it's in the meat pie shop. His wife pawns his watch to buy drink. His mother-in-law dies and he knows where she's gone
AUTHOR: C. W. Murphy (source; FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1892 (source; FolkSongAndMusicHall)
KEYWORDS: animal commerce drink wife | watch mother-in-law cat
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk, #32, "I've Got a Good Idea Where It's Gone To" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "I’ve got a good idea where it’s gone to"
Roud #10698
File: Hows032

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