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Old Saying

You must not sing at the table, likely to bring misfortune to you: Sing before you eat, You'll cry before you sleep.

Sing at the table,
Sing in bed,
Bugger-man will get you
When you are dead!

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Informant and collector share the same surname.

Where learned: LOCATION NOT RECORDED

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Ballad Song Dance Game Music Verse -- Verse without Music

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