Fight and Scratch and Tarry

DESCRIPTION: "I'm on my way and I ain't got long to tarry, Old folks love to fight and scratch, Young folks love to tarry."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1980 (Solomon-ZickaryZan)
KEYWORDS: travel
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Solomon-ZickaryZan, p. 106, "Fight and Scratch and Tarry" (1 text)
NOTES [52 words]: I strongly suspect that the last line of the Solomon-ZickaryZan text should be "Young folks love to MARRY," not "tarry" -- but, without other versions to compare, I can't prove it. I also feel as if this is probably a "Weevily Wheat" verse (or one of the related songs), but I have no evidence for that either. - RBW
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File: ZiZa106A

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