Comet

DESCRIPTION: "Comet! It makes your teeth turn green. Comet! It tastes like gasoline. Comet (it/will) make you vomit, So get some Comet and vomit today."
AUTHOR: unknown (music by Lieutenant F. J. Ricketts, also known as Kenneth J. Alford, 1881–1945; published 1914)
EARLIEST DATE: 1986
KEYWORDS: nonballad parody humorous
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Pankake/Pankake-PrairieHomeCompanionFolkSongBook, p. 38, "Comet" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Colonel Bogey March" (tune)
cf. "Hitler Has Only Got One Ball" (tune)
NOTES [27 words]: I make the assumption that, if I learned a kids's song from a source other than my parents or school, it qualifies as a folk song. This seems to fit that bill. - RBW
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File: PFCF038a

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