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Thread #13833   Message #329411
Posted By: richardw
28-Oct-00 - 08:32 PM
Thread Name: Frank Crummit? / Frank Crumit (songs)
Subject: RE: BS: Frank Crummit ?
Here is the parody, a year later

From the Traditional Ballad Index at: http://www.csufresno.edu/folklore/BalladSearch.html

Cheers Richard Wribght

I Learned about Horses from Him

DESCRIPTION: The singer describes the horses (and others) he has met in his life. Every incident ends with the rueful comment, "I learned about horses from him." There is a "horse," Conscience, he hasn't ridden; he expects hereafter to learn about that horse from Him AUTHOR: George B. German EARLIEST DATE: 1932 KEYWORDS: cowboy horse humorous Gods FOUND IN: US REFERENCES (1 citation): Ohrlin-HBT 71, "I Learned about Horses from Him" (1 text, 1 tune) Notes: Modeled after Kipling's poem "The Ladies" ("I Learned about Women from Her"). - RBW File: Ohr071