Cot in the Corner, The

DESCRIPTION: "Ochone, wirrastrew, how hard is our lot, The landlord has turned us out of our cot." The singer recalls the pretty cottage in which they once lived, where mother and father used to spend time, where Jimmy the piper used to play for dances
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1867 (Dime-Song-Book #19)
KEYWORDS: home mother father dancing music exile
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REFERENCES (5 citations):
Lawlor-BarneyTheGuideSongster, p. 26, "The Cot in the Corner" (1 text)
JohnnyRoach-GreatSensationSongster, p. 9, "The Cot in the Corner" (1 text)
JohnnyRoach-GreatestSongster, p. 55, "The Cot in the Corner" (1 text)
JohnnyRoach-InternationalSongster, p. 35, "The Cot in the Corner" (1 text)
Dime-Song-Book #19, p. 46, "The Cot in the Corner" (1 text)
Roud #5403
File: LBGS026

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