Denney was no longer around in 1928 to complain to Crumit! Crumit sings the exact same words that were sung by Will F. Denney 29 years earlier. Here's the link to Denney's Columbia Grand cylinder from 1899 (or 1900): https://i78s.org/preview/4bf2ed764742e2a83c55bbd0bf351fe4 I'm hoping it can be found in a chapbook of Irish Street songs.