Clara Nolan's Ball

DESCRIPTION: "(You/We) are all invited and the band is engaged, We are going to have some fun, For Clara (Nolan) gives a ball The day she's twenty-one, With borrowed knives and tablecloths... Be sure and bring your chair along"
AUTHOR: J. F. Mitchell (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
EARLIEST DATE: 1885 (source: FolkSongAndMusicHall)
KEYWORDS: nonballad dancing
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Stout-FolkloreFromIowa 111, p. 140, "Clara Noland's Ball" (1 text)
FolkSongAndMusicHall, "Clara Nolan's Ball"
Roud #4480
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Kelligrews Soiree" (mentioned this song)
File: Stou111

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