The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

CONTINENTAL SOLDIER SONG

DO YOUR EARS HANG LOW,
DO THEY WOBBLE TO AND FRO,
CAN YOU TIE THEM IN A KNOT,
CAN YOU TIE THEM IN A BOW?
CAN YOU THROW THEM OVER YOUR SHOULDER
LIKE A CONTINENTAL SOLDIER?
DO YOUR EARS HANG LOW?

Submitter comment: THIS IS A SONG MY MOTHER LEARNED IN ARKANSAS WHEN SHE WAS A GIRL.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; REDFORD

Date learned: 00001970S