Mudcat Café message #2679579

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Thread #122112 Message #2679579
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
13-Jul-09 - 09:06 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: It's My Night to Howl (cowboy)
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: It's My Night to Howl (cowboy)

"Ring-tailed Roarer" appeared in "The Fight," by Augustus Longstreet, in "Georgia Scenes," 1835.

In some versions of the rant, it's "I'm a ring-tailed roarer, and it's my night....."
The half-hoss-half aligator line was used in minstrel sons, c. 1835, versions of Pompey Smash routines.