Cat's Got the Measles and the Dog's Got Whooping Cough, The

DESCRIPTION: Floating verses; "Cat's got the measles and the dog's got whooping cough, doggone/Doggone a man let a woman be his boss, doggone my time" "I ain't good looking... but my main occupation's takin' women from their monkey men...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1929 (recording, Walter Smith)
LONG DESCRIPTION: Floating verses; "Cat's got the measles and the dog's got whooping cough, doggone/Doggone a man let a woman be his boss, doggone my time" "I ain't good looking and my teeth don't shine like pearls, doggone..." "...but my main occupation's takin' women from their monkey men, doggone my time"
KEYWORDS: sex bragging floatingverses nonballad | cat dog whooping cough
FOUND IN: US
Roud #22731
RECORDINGS:
Alabama Sheiks "Lawdy Lawdy Blues" (Victor 23265, 1931)
Papa Charlie Jackson, "The Cat's Got the Measles" (Paramount 12259, 1925)
New Lost City Ramblers, "The Cat's Got the Measles and the Dog's Got Whooping Cough" (NLCR14, NLCRCD2)
Walter "Kid" Smith, "The Cat's Got the Measles and the Dog's Got Whooping Cough" (Gennett 6825/Champion 15772/Supertone 9407 [as by Jerry Jordon], 1929; on GoodForWhatAilsYou)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Old Cow Died of Whooping Cough" (theme of animal disease) and references there
NOTES [58 words]: Other than the similarity in title, this song has nothing in common with "Sow Took the Measles", not even enough for a cross-reference. - PJS
There is also "Old Cow Died of Whooping Cough," which also has a somewhat similar title but not much else in common. See that song for information about measles in particular, and its occurence in animals. - RBW
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