S. D. Knowles

DESCRIPTION: "This song is not a song of love, 'tis not a song of flowers... but 'tis of a hump-backed blowhard, his name is S. D. Knowles." The song tells how Knowles left Maine for Wisconsin, and insulting describes why no one wants to be near him
AUTHOR: W. N. "Billy" Allen (writing as "Shan T. Boy")
EARLIEST DATE: before 1926 (Rickaby)
KEYWORDS: farming travel warning
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Peters-FolkSongsOutOfWisconsin, pp. 282-284, "S. D. Knowles" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #15683
File: Pet282

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