The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954 Page: 82
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TEXAS FOLK AND FOLKLORE
He rode up to Miss Mousie's hall,
And there he made a great long call,
Howdy-do, howdy-do, howdy-do.
(Knock, knock, knock)
He took Miss Mousie on his knee,
And he said, "Miss Mousie, will you marry me?"
Pie-ease do, pie-ease do, pie-ease do.
(Please, please, please)
Oh, where shall the wedding be?
Away down yonder in a holler tree:
Lawdy-lawd, Lawdy-lawd, Lawdy-lawd.
(Lawd, Lawd, Lawd)
The first to come was a big black snake,
And he made Mr. Froggy jump in the lake,
Splinkity-splash, splinkity-splash, splinkity-splash.
(Glub, glub, glub)
The next to come was a big black cat,
And he made Miss Mousie fly the track
Bookity-book, bookity-book, bookity-book.
(Book, book, book)
. .. . shelf,
And if you want to know any more, just sing it yo-self,
Bye-ee bayby-eee, bye-ee bayby-eee.
(Kiss, kiss, kiss)
I
-W. R. LEICH
From Mustangs and Cow Horses (1940)
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The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954 (Book)
This volume of the Publications of the Texas Folklore Society contains information about folklore in Texas and Mexico, including folk songs and ballads, ghost stories, Mexican animal tales, sermons, stories about games and celebrations, folklore of Texas plants, and information about folk remedies. The index begins on page 349.
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Texas Folklore Society. The Best of Texas Folk and Folklore: 1916-1954, book, 1998; Denton, Texas. (https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc38307/m1/97/: accessed March 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, UNT Digital Library, https://digital.library.unt.edu; crediting UNT Press.