Nothing at All (II)

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, a song about nothing I'll sing, But a story of something I'll tell. I'll tell you what nothing do mean...." It causes quarrels. A miser can enjoy nothing. A dead wife can say nothing. The singer asks for a drink, "For I have got nothing at all."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1905 (Purslow-MarrowBones)
KEYWORDS: drink money fight | nothing
FOUND IN: Britain(England(South))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Purslow-MarrowBones, p. 64, "Nothing at All" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #1184
BROADSIDES:
Bodleian, Harding B 26(1), "A New Song about Nothing at All," unknown, n.d.
File: PuMB64

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