Moose Song, The

DESCRIPTION: Izzie Walters sees a moose. The boys kill it. An informer sees them divide the meat. The magistrate says "Five dollars ... or fourteen days in jail." Next time I'll "pay the squealer b'y to keep his big mouth closed."
AUTHOR: George Croucher?
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (Peacock)
KEYWORDS: hunting animal police punishment
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peacock, pp. 77-78, "The Moose Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #9950
RECORDINGS:
George Croucher, "The Moose Song" (on PeacockCDROM)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Terry Toole's Cabbage" (plot)
File: Pea077

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