Old Judge Duffy

DESCRIPTION: Judge Duffy "knew nothing about rules of the law," but "of judges he was one of the best." When the town's only blacksmith is clearly guilty of murder, Duffy orders a Chinese laborer hanged instead, because the blacksmith is needed
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1951 (MUNFLA/Leach)
KEYWORDS: execution reprieve foreigner lie
FOUND IN: US(NW,So) Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (4 citations):
McNeil-SouthernFolkBalladsVol2, pp. 51-52, "Old Judge Duffy" (1 text, 1 tune)
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia2, pp 584-585, "Judge Martin Duffy" (1 text)
DT, JDGEDFFY*
ADDITIONAL: Tom Nash and Twilo Scofield, _The Well-Travelled Casket: Oregon Folklore_, Meadowlark Press, 1999, pp. 139-140 "Judge Martin Duffy" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #4806
RECORDINGS:
Cyril O'Brien, "Duffy's Blunder" (on MUNFLA/Leach)
File: MN2051

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