Little Boneen

DESCRIPTION: The boys play cards at Kate Day's with "Gullivan's little black pig" as the prize. An accusation of cheating starts a fight. "Such a battered up crowd sure the boys never seen"
AUTHOR: probably Johnny Burke (1851-1930)
EARLIEST DATE: 1929 (Burke's Popular Songs)
KEYWORDS: accusation fight violence gambling humorous moniker animal
FOUND IN: Canada(Newf)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
ADDITIONAL: Johnny Burke, _Burke's Popular Songs_, self-published, 1929 (a PDF is available on the Memorial University of Newfoundland web site), p. [19], "The Night We Played Cards for the Little Boneen" (1 text)
Johnny Burke (John White, Editor), _Burke's Ballads_, no printer listed, n.d. (PDF available on Memorial University of Newfoundland web site), p. 35, "Playing For The Boneen" (1 text)
Johnny Burke, _Burke's Christmas Songster 1926_, self-published, 1926 (PDF copy avallable on the Memorial University of Newfoundland web site), [no page number], "The Night we Played Cards for the Little Boneen" (1 text)
Roud #18223
RECORDINGS:
Jack Knight, "Little Boneen" (on MUNFLA/Leach)
File: RcLitBon

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