Regarding the chorus of the Mike Fink song, I remember the line as "Pretty girls hide", rather than "Girls run and hide". But it wouldn't be the first time I have misremembered a lyric.

Earlier this year my daughter spent a little time learning about various American tall tale characters, and Mike Fink was quite prominent among them. She read a couple of Mike Fink tales, including one about the time he bested Davy Crockett in a shooting contest (if you read this tale, it turns out that Mr. Fink may have cheated a little, or at least bent the rules.)

Don