JUST TREAD ON THE TAIL O’ ME COAT
Sung by: Mrs. W.B. Apple
Recorded in Huff, AR 9/5/61

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I’ve licked all the Murphys and Finnegans,
And all the McCartys afloat.
If you’re wanting a fight in a fraction,
Just tread on the tail o’ me coat.

Also found in Randolph, Vol. III, #474.

All Songs Recorded by John Quincy Wolf, Jr., unless otherwise noted

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Lyon College, Batesville, Arkansas
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