Whoa, Larry, Whoa

DESCRIPTION: "Larry went out to plow in his corn, Wishing to his soul he'd never been born." The woods are too thick to pass. His breakfast is spoiled. Bugs are everywhere. "All the... Irishmen ought to have been hung." "Ha, ha, Paddy, this will never do."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950 (Morris-FolksongsOfFlorida)
KEYWORDS: farming hardtimes bug home
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Morris-FolksongsOfFlorida, #242, "Whoa, Whoa, Whoa, Larry, Whoa" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #4919
File: Morr419

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