Bloody Tom

DESCRIPTION: "Who comes here? Bloody Tom. What do you want? My sheep. Take the worst, and leave the best, And never come back to trouble the rest." Alternately, Bloody Tom may be a fox seeking to catch a chicken
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1903 (Newell-GamesAndSongsOfAmericanChildren)
KEYWORDS: playparty hunting bird animal
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Newell-GamesAndSongsOfAmericanChildren, #50, "Bloody Tom" (2 short texts)
File: Newe050

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