Rattlesnake Bill

DESCRIPTION: "My name is Rattlesnake Bill, I was raised in a rattlesnake den, My daily occupation all of my life, Was taking women from good old men. And I wonder how long they're gonna let me live." The singer kills a lion; people flee from him
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1986(McNeil-SouthernMountainFolksong)
KEYWORDS: seduction talltale animal bragging
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
McNeil-SouthernMountainFolksong, pp. 29-30, "Rattlesnake Bill" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: McSMB029

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