“I Whipped My Horse”
Description
"I whipped my horse till I cut the blood (x3) And then I made him tread the mud." "I fed my horse in a poplar trough (x3) And there he caught the whooping cough." "Now my old horse is dead and gone (x3) But he left his jaw-bones ploughing the corn."
Cross references
- cf. "Poor Old Man (Poor Old Horse; The Dead Horse)"
- cf. "Ox Driving Song" (floating lyrics)
References
- SharpAp 219, "I Whipped My Horse" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Sharp/Karpeles-80E 71, "I Whipped My Horse" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #3267
- BI, SKE71