Watching 'Em

DESCRIPTION: "I'm a copper and I know my book: You can tell it by my saucy look." He catches thieves who stole a watch. He learns "what the cookie did with her cold meat." He knows about a cuddling couple. How does he know? "I was there a-watching them."
AUTHOR: A. J. Mills and F. W. Carter (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1899 (source:FolkSongAndMusicHall)
KEYWORDS: police cook theft crime punishment
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk, #69, "I Was There A-Watching Them" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Watching 'em"
Roud #10691
File: Hows069

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