This cute little rhyme is from Negro Folk Rhymes by Thomas Talley. This is one of those fun animal lists! I didn't find it in Roud, so now I'm curious if I can find other versions of this elsewhere, maybe even a fuller version.
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Dat Coon, he w'ar a undershirt;
Dat 'Possum w'ar a gown.
Br'er Rabbit, he w'ar a overcoat
Wid buttons up an' down.
Mistah Gobbler's got beads 'roun' 'is nec'.
Mistah Pattridge's got a collar, Hun!
Mistah Peacock, a fedder on his head!
But dese don't stop no gun.
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September 29. Story of the Day: Red Herring.
This version of the song comes from the Journal of the Folk-Song Society. For additional versions, plus the music, online at Hathi.
This is Roud 128.
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O what do you think I made out of my red herring's head?
I made so good oven as ever baked bread.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
O what do you think I made out of my red herring's tail?
I made so good ship as ever set sail.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
O what do you think I made out of my red herring's ribs?
Made forty new cradles and fifty new cribs.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
O what do you think I made out of my red herring's guts?
I made so good dreshels as ever dreshed woats.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
O what do you think I made out of my red herring's navel?
As good an old putt as ever drawed gravel.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
O what do you think I made out of my red herring's whole?
I made as good waggon as ever hauled coal.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
NOTES
Sung by Mrs. Louie Hooper at Hambridge, Somerset, Aug. 18th, 1904. Noted by Cecil J. Sharp.
This is Roud 128.
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THE RED HERRING
O what do you think I made out of my red herring's head?
I made so good oven as ever baked bread.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
O what do you think I made out of my red herring's tail?
I made so good ship as ever set sail.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
O what do you think I made out of my red herring's ribs?
Made forty new cradles and fifty new cribs.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
O what do you think I made out of my red herring's guts?
I made so good dreshels as ever dreshed woats.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
O what do you think I made out of my red herring's navel?
As good an old putt as ever drawed gravel.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
O what do you think I made out of my red herring's whole?
I made as good waggon as ever hauled coal.
So it's beagles and long-dogs and a man to whip in;
And don't you think I done well with my jolly red herring?
NOTES
Sung by Mrs. Louie Hooper at Hambridge, Somerset, Aug. 18th, 1904. Noted by Cecil J. Sharp.
September 21. Story of the Day: Budget
This little story comes from Negro Folk Rhymes by Thomas Talley. There is not much to the list in the form reported here, but it is clearly expandable to every season, every holiday, etc.
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A BUDGET
If I lives to see nex' Spring
I'se gwineter buy my wife a big gold ring.
If I lives to see nex' Fall,
I'se gwinter buy my wife a waterfall.
"When Christmas comes?" You cunnin' elf!
September 20. Story of the Day: Oh Brother Moon!
This story comes from an online pamplet entitled Intangible Cultural Heritage of Bhutan by Yeshi Lhendup. The author notes that this is translated from the Tshangla language.
This is ATU 2043. Where is the warehouse? which is a story type told in question-and-answer style.
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What do you eat?
What is your curry?
Where is your leftover food?
Where is the manual grinder?
Where is fire?
Where is water?
Where is the ox?
Where is the field?
Where is the chick?
Where is the manshing?
Where is the axe?
This is ATU 2043. Where is the warehouse? which is a story type told in question-and-answer style.
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OH BROTHER MOON!
Oh Brother Moon!
Where do you sleep?
On the bank of Kuri Chu,
What do you eat?
I eat rice.
What is your curry?
Fish from the Bongri Chu.
Where is your leftover food?
Left on the manual grinding stone.
Where is the manual grinder?
It was burnt by fire.
Where is fire?
It was put out by water.
Where is water?
It was drunk by ja tsha [a hybrid ox].
Where is the ox?
The ox was taken to the field for ploughing.
Where is the field?
It was scratched up by the chicken.
Where is the chick?
It is on the manshing tree.
Where is the manshing?
It was cut down by the axe.
Where is the axe?
The axe was thrown in the blacksmith's workshop with a clang.
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