Beaver Cap, The

DESCRIPTION: "I went to town the other day To buy myself a hat, sir, I picked upon this beaver cap, With bill so broad and flat, sir." The song may detail the exploits of the boy with the cap -- e.g. letting a hen roost in it, throwing the eggs at his mother, etc.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1920 (Belden-BalladsSongsCollectedByMissourFolkloreSociety)
KEYWORDS: clothes commerce bird
FOUND IN: US(Ap,So)
REFERENCES (6 citations):
Belden-BalladsSongsCollectedByMissourFolkloreSociety, p. 435, "The Beaver Cap" (1 text)
Randolph 355, "The Beaver Cap" (1 text, 1 tune)
Rainey/Pinkston-SongsOfTheOzarkFolk, p. 18, "The Beaver Cap" (1 text, 1 tune)
Moore/Moore-BalladsAndFolkSongsOfTheSouthwest 183, "The Beaver Cap" (1 text, 1 tune)
Henry-SongsSungInTheSouthernAppalachians, p. 32, "Flat Bill Beaver Cap" (1 text)
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 163, "The Beaver Cap" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
Roud #6366
File: R355

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