Kat, talk about coincidences: i go by katlaughing, but usually abbreviate my signings to kat AND I've brought this song up before in another thread. Please read on...

I sang this in a grade school follies with my best girlfriend, Muffy Fulton, complete with pinafores our mother's made and long braids. At one time, on the "lighten up" thread, I jokingly suggested we name it the official song of the mudcat! Anyway, if you follow the Mudcat links to the Lester B. Levy collection at Johns Hopkins, go to the bibliographic search and type in the title, "I don't want to play in your yard", you will find the sheet music with lyrics.

My parents had the original sheet music, passed down from one of their paretns. It was one of my very favourite songs when growing up. If you have trouble finding it, go to the "Can we lighten up" thread and look at one of my earlier postings, I listed the box #, etc. there.

Thanks for bringing this to mind, again. It is a great old song.