O'Kelly Brothers, The

DESCRIPTION: The several O'Kelly brothers all get into scrapes -- one umpires a baseball game, one fights over drinks, one gambles. But, in each case, "The doctor thinks O'Kelly will recover, Though he may be laid up for a month or more...."
AUTHOR: C. C. Talbott
EARLIEST DATE: 1922 (Peters-FolkSongsOutOfWisconsin)
KEYWORDS: humorous injury doctor cards drink sports
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peters-FolkSongsOutOfWisconsin, pp. 249-251, "The O'Kelly Brothers" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #15677
File: Pet249

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