Now He's Sorry That He Spoke

DESCRIPTION: "A dude into the country went to meet his cousin Pat, And there he saw an animal that he supposed a cat." But it is a skunk, and it did what skunks do, "And now he's sorry that he spoke." Similarly, a man lights a stick of dynamite -- and regrets it
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Peters-FolkSongsOutOfWisconsin)
KEYWORDS: humorous animal warning
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Peters-FolkSongsOutOfWisconsin, pp. 298-299, "Now He's Sorry That He Spoke" (1 short text, 1 tune)
ADDITIONAL: David C. Peterson, "Wisconsin Folksongs," chapter in _Badger History: Wisconsin Folklore_, State Historical Society of Wisconsin (Volume XXV, Number 2, November 1973), pp. 62-63, "Now He's Sorry That He Spoke" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #15668
File: Pet298

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