Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (IV)

DESCRIPTION: "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Saddle a cat (!) and I'll get on, I'll be dogged if I can stick. Matthew fell off and broke his neck." Repeat with Mark, Luke, and John falling off
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1929 (Swan-BalladsAndFolkSongsFromMorningSunIowa)
KEYWORDS: injury death humorous
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Swan-BalladsAndFolkSongsFromMorningSunIowa 50, p. 108, "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John" (2 short texts; the "A" text appears to be "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (IV),: the second is more like "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (I)" except that it ends with the singer playing for it to stay dark)
NOTES [23 words]: This appears to be a parody or by-blow of "Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John (III)," but the plot is different enough that I've split it. - RBW
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File: SBMS108A

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