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The old gray mare, she kicked on the whiffletree, Kicked on the whiffletree, kicked on the whiffletree, The old gray mare, she kicked on the whiffletree, Many long years ago. Many long years ago, many long years ago, The old gray mare, she kicked on the whiffletree, Many long years ago. (Note that "mule" is sometimes substituted for "mare".)
Cawte similarly believed that "Grey Mare" was the most likely original meaning of the term, noting that the Mari Lwyd appeared to represent a horse and that similar hobby horse customs in neighbouring England, such as the hoodening tradition of East Kent, also made reference to horses with their name. [3]
"Nottamun Town" (Roud 1044), also known as "Nottingham Fair" or "Fair Nottamon Town", is an American folk song.Although sometimes suggested to be an English song of medieval origin, and still described as such in some popular works, it is more likely derived from popular 18th and 19th century printed broadsides, with the most likely immediate precursor being the 19th century "Paddy's Ramble to ...
The title is a double play on words. One is the typical pun between "hare" and "hair", with the bunny (who was already grey-haired) rendered "old and grey" for this cartoon. The title also refers to the old song, "The Old Gray Mare". Some of the lobby cards for this cartoon gave the alternate spelling, The Old Gray Hare.
5. Muffin walloper. Used to describe: An older, unmarried woman who gossips a lot. This colorful slang was commonly used in the Victorian era to describe unmarried old ladies who would gossip ...
"The Old Gray Mare" – The Old Gray Mare & Geese Quartet " A Bird in a Gilded Cage " – Bird in a Gilded Cage and Fox " Ta-ra-ra Boom-de-ay " – Bird in a Gilded Cage, Fox , Storks , Geese Quartets (male and female), Pig , Sam and Ollie
McNulty composed "The Old Grey Mare" during the campaign of Ferdinand Latrobe [5] with its pun on words as a political epithet of the aging Baltimore Mayor Latrobe, who also drove about in a carriage, which was drawn by a decrepit old mare that he had kept for years. The song so endeared the Baltimore voting public to Latrobe that he was re ...
Brazy "Brazy" is another word for "crazy," replacing the "c" with a "b." It can also be used to describe someone with great skill or who has accomplished something seemingly impossible.