Mrs. Russell Had a Bustle

DESCRIPTION: "Mrs. Russell had a bustle, Mr. Bush gave it a push... Sent it back to New York City"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1995 (NewmYan/Devlin-NeverWithoutASong)
KEYWORDS: nonballad travel wordplay
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Newman/Devlin-NeverWithoutASong, p. 201, "Mrs. Russell Had a Bustle" (1 short text)
Roud #5246
NOTES [24 words]: I feel as if I have met this device before, only with someone other than "Mrs. Russell" as the first name in the chain. But I can't find it. - RBW
Last updated in version 6.7
File: NeDe201

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