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VERSE

A WOMAN, A DOG, AND A WALNUT TREE:
THE MORE YOU BEAT THEM,
THE BETTER THEY BE.

Submitter comment: STEPHEN CRAIN IN "THE RED BADGE OF COURAGE"; HEARD BEFORE BY
THE INFORMANT.

Where learned: PEABODY COLLEGE

Subject headings: Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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