Hey the Mantle!

DESCRIPTION: "Early in the morning whan the cat crew day, Hey the mantle! how the mantle! Our gudeman saddl'd the bake-bread and fast rade away...." As he travels, he sees many marvels
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1827 (Kinloch)
KEYWORDS: humorous talltale clothes travel
FOUND IN: Britain(Scotland)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Kinloch-TheBalladBook XII, pp. 45-47, "Hey the Mantle!" (1 text)
ST KinBB12 (Full)
Roud #8149
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Four and Twenty Tailors" (style)
File: KinBB12

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