Asleep at the Switch — Tom the switchman has to work though his boy is dying at home. In his grief he … Aspell and Carter — John Aspell drowns trying to save young Carter from drowning in a lake near St … The Ass and the Orangeman's Daughter — Thomas Gready's ass is auctioned to an Orangeman to pay the tithe. The ass is c… The Ass's Complaint — Singer meets a Catholic ass with the mark of the cross on his back complaining … The Astrologer — A servant girl comes to consult an astrologer; he bids her come upstairs. She s… At Barnum's Show — Concerning the odd events and strange animal behaviors seen at Barnum's circus.… At Brighton — A teasing song with the omitted or hinted word occurring only once every four l… At Sullivan's Isle — "I'll tell you, George, in meter, If you will attend the while, How we forced o… At a Cowboy Dance — "Get yo' little sage hens ready, Trot 'em out upon the floor -- Line 'em up the… At the Sign of the Apple (The Twig So Tender; The Tavern) — "Once upon a time I visited A hostess neat and slender, A golden apple was her …