There Was a Lady Who Loved a Swine

DESCRIPTION: "Twere was a lady loved a swine, 'Honey,' said she, 'Pig hog, wilt thou be mine?' 'Humph!' said he." She offers the pig a silver sty, pinned with a silver pin, and begs for an answer. All the pig says is "Humph!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1939 (Lomax/Lomax-OurSingingCountry)
KEYWORDS: love animal humorous rejection
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lomax/Lomax-OurSingingCountry, pp. 107-108, "There Was a Lady Who Loved a Swine" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #15530
File: LxSi107

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