Little Red Rooster and the Old Black Hen, The

DESCRIPTION: "Said the big red rooster to the little red hen, You ain't laid an egg since the Lord knows when," to which she answered, "Then why don't you act the way you used to?" They meet in the barn, "And they did what they used to do till the Lord knows when"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1055 (List-SingingAboutIt-FolkSongsInSouthernIndiana)
KEYWORDS: bird humorous sex
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
List-SingingAboutIt-FolkSongsInSouthernIndiana, pp. 198-199, "The Big Red Rooster and the Little Red Hen" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #16807
File: List198

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