Hancock Boys, The

DESCRIPTION: "The (Hancock) boys, they think they're men; They go a-courting when they kin," using any trick they can "To cheat some pretty girl." They work to buy courting clothes and try to put on a show. The singer says they fail and is happy they are upset at him
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1958 (Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore)
KEYWORDS: clothes courting
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Sackett/Koch-KansasFolklore, pp. 153-154, "The Hancock Boys" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #4892
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "A Comical Ditty (Arizona Boys and Girls)" (theme)
NOTES [42 words]: I was very tempted to lump this with "A Comical Ditty (Arizona Boys and Girls)." I am far from convinced that they are distinct. But this song doesn't offer the girls' side, so I've very tentatively separated them, mostly to align to the Roud Index. - RBW
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File: SaKo153

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