TAILS #7

DE coon's got a long ringed bushy tail,
De 'possum's tail is bare;
Dat rabbit hain't got no tail 'tall,
'Cep' a liddle bunch o' hair.

De gobbler's got a big fan tail,
De pattridge's tail is small;
Dat peacock's tail 's got great big eyes,
But dey don't see nothin' 'tall.

See also Talley's BEDBUG which is a comparison song that uses the well-known "she get's there just the same" line. TAILS is fairly well know and is used in "Bushy Tail," "Bile Dem Cabbage" and other songs.

If I remember correctly it comes from "Do Come Along, Ole Sandy Boy," 1846, more directly "Uncle Gabriel" 1854 and possibly other minstrel songs. I'll look for my minstrel texts and give them next post.