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set I like to think that his prede- cessor would have recognized "Chrissy's Dick" as one of our fine old, though lesser-known Newfoundland folksongs of an entirely harmless nat- ure. That it starts off, "Mary Ann went up to Christopher's to get the lend of his dick.", t...
| Format: | Manuscript |
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| Language: | English |
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1973
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| Online Access: | http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/elrcdne/id/51973 |
| Summary: | set I like to think that his prede- cessor would have recognized "Chrissy's Dick" as one of our fine old, though lesser-known Newfoundland folksongs of an entirely harmless nat- ure. That it starts off, "Mary Ann went up to Christopher's to get the lend of his dick.", that "dick" is the traditional Newfoundland term for rooster, that Mary Ann wanted the loan of Christopher's rooster so as to set some hens. PRINTED ITEM G.M. Story Sept. 1973 Not used Not used Withdrawn |
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