Ants Go Marching, The

DESCRIPTION: "The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah (x2), The ants go marching one by one, The last one stops to clean his gun, And they all go marching in To get out of the rain." Similarly "By two... tie his shoe," etc.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973 (NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal)
KEYWORDS: bug derivative travel campsong
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal, Gloria Dickens, "Childhood Songs from North Carolina" Vol. XXI, No. 1 (Apr 1973), pp. 6-7, "(The ants go marching one by one, hurrah, hurrah)" (1 text)
LibraryThingCampSongsThread, post 45, "(The Ants Go Marching One By One)" (1 mention, from user Tess_W, posted August 30, 2021)
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, pp. 167, 385, "Ants Go Marching" (notes only)
Roud #18336
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "When Johnny Comes Marching Home" (tune) and references there
File: NCF211AG

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