Enoch Brown

DESCRIPTION: "I was walking 'round the town with Enoch Brown." They come to Enoch's house. Enoch's wife, upset he is late, "came to the door with a chopper and a saw, Gave Enoch such a clout. When Enoch he knocked, she knocked Enoch, knocked poor Enoch out"
AUTHOR: Charles Brighton (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1894 (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
KEYWORDS: humorous wordplay wife husband abuse injury
FOUND IN: Britain(England(Lond))
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Howson-SongsSunginSuffolk, #93, "Enoch Brown" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "When Enoch he knocked, she knocked Enoch"
Roud #10724
File: Hows093

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