Down the Road (II)

DESCRIPTION: Singer races his pony Polly for 60 pounds and beats Jones's cob. Jones proposes a rematch and Polly wins again. Soon after this Polly dies and is buried after a sad funeral procession.
AUTHOR: Fred Gilbert (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1893 (sheet music)
KEYWORDS: burial death funeral racing horse
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Down the road"
Roud #15128
RECORDINGS:
Fred Jordan, "Down the Road" (on Voice07)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Creeping Jane" [Laws Q23] (theme)
NOTES [9 words]: The 1893 sheet music says this was sung by Gus Ellen. - RBW
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