Long Time Ago (II)

DESCRIPTION: "Once there was a little kitty, White as the snow, She went out to hunt a mousie, Long time ago." The cat's appearance is described: Her black eyes spied the mouse, her paws caught it, her teeth bit it -- but the mouse escaped
AUTHOR: Elizabeth Prentiss (1818-1879) (source: Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood)
EARLIEST DATE: 1934 (Lomax)
KEYWORDS: animal hunting
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Kane-SongsAndSayingsOfAnUlsterChildhood, p. 144, "Once there was a little kitty" (1 fragment)
Lomax/Lomax-AmericanBalladsAndFolkSongs, pp. 306-307, "Long Time Ago" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #4577
File: LxA306

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