Cows Are in the Clover, The

DESCRIPTION: "The cows are in the clover, They've trampled it since morn, Go and drive them, Maggie, To the old red barn." "We strolled along so lovingly, It seemed to be a dream, When from out the kitchen door Came that familiar scream: 'Maggie, Maggie, the cows..."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1951 (MidwestFolklore)
KEYWORDS: cattle courting humorous
FOUND IN: US(MW,So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
MidwestFolklore, W. L. McAtee, "Some Folklore of Grant County, Indiana, in the Nineties," Volume 1, Number 4 (WInter 1951), pp. 261-262, "(She combs her hair but once in a year)" (1 text)
Roud #15785
File: MWF1261Z

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