The James T. Callow Folklore Archive

BE KIND TO YOUR WEB-FOOTED FRIEND,
FOR THAT DUCK MAY BE SOMEBODY'S MOTHER.
SHE MAY LIVE DOWN BY A SWAMP,
AND HAVE NOTHING TO EAT , BUT MUD.
NOW YOU MAY THINK THIS IS ALL---
WELL, IT IS}

Submitter comment: PARODY ON "STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER."
THIS IS A GRADE SCHOOL SONG SUNG BY
CHILDREN IN PLYMOUTH, MICHIGAN DURING THE 1940'S.

Where learned: MICHIGAN ; DETROIT