Mary, She Did Dream a Dream

DESCRIPTION: "Mary, she did dream a dream, As she was floating down the stream. When she woke, she gave a sigh, The grey cat kicked out the black cat's eye."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (Scarborough)
KEYWORDS: animal dream fight
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Scarborough-OnTheTrailOfNegroFolkSongs, p. 190, (no title) (1 fragment)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Gray Cat on the Tennessee Farm" (lyrics)
File: ScaNF190

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