“Old Lead (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John II)”

Description

"Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, Killed Old Lead and home he run, Old Lead was eat, and John was beat, And Mary ran bawling down the street." How a drifter named John killed a tree dog named "Old Lead" and was punished for it

References

1. Scarborough-NegroFS, p. 76, (no title) (1 fragment)
2. cf. Baring-Gould-MotherGoose p. 221, note 74 "(Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John)"
3. BI, ScaNF076