Old Prowler, The

DESCRIPTION: "Straight over to Andy's the dog he did go, I asked them his name but they said, 'We don't know.'" The dog always stays until given a bone. Eventually they trap it. The singer advises against letting a dog roam free
AUTHOR: Larry Gorman (1846-1917)
EARLIEST DATE: 1961 (Ives-LarryGorman)
KEYWORDS: dog food warning
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ives-LarryGorman, pp. 74-76, 198-199, "The Old Prowler" (1 text plus a fragment, 1 tune)
Roud #25113
File: LaGoOlPr

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