I Bought My Coat of a Tailor

DESCRIPTION: "I bought my coat of a tailor Who lived upon the street, I bought my shoes of a shoemaker To cover my naked feet." But the singer's breeches are worn to the point that they have holes and "are hardly fit to bear."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1995 (Newman/Devlin-NeverWithoutASong)
KEYWORDS: clothes hardtimes | shoes coat breeches
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Newman/Devlin-NeverWithoutASong, p. 255, "I Bought My Coat of a Tailor" (1 short text)
Roud #5253
NOTES [66 words]: Newman/Devlin-NeverWithoutASong thinks this is a humorous piece: Someone spent money on a fancy coat while wearing breeches so ratted that the knees showed through. I wonder. The coat comes from a tailor "Who lived upon the street." Instead of a proper tailor, might this not be another poor person who gave away or sold a ragged coat? No way to tell until someone can find the original version. - RBW
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