I'll Tell You a Comical Story

DESCRIPTION: Neilus buys Thady's donkey for an old donkey and two quid. Thady will buy a motor (car?) with the money. Neilus tries to cancel the deal: his new donkey has smashed the stall door. They brawl. The singer is knocked out and so can't say how it all ends
AUTHOR: Michael O Tuama (George Curtin) (source: OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin)
EARLIEST DATE: 1956 (OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin)
KEYWORDS: fight money humorous animal
FOUND IN: Ireland
REFERENCES (1 citation):
OCroinin/Cronin-TheSongsOfElizabethCronin 71, "I'll Tell You a Comical Story" (1 text)
Roud #16246
File: OCC071

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