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''Daddy had a bull-dog, Towser was his name, sir.''<br> | ''Daddy had a bull-dog, Towser was his name, sir.''<br> | ||
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OLD TOWSER. AKA and see "Buttermilk and Cider,""Fireman's Reel, Going to California (1)," "{{Gypsy Hornpipe (4)," "{{Lexington," "Possum Up a Gum Stump. "Possum Up a Gum Stump Coonie in the Hollow," "Whiskey in the Jar (1)," "Whiskey You're the Devil." Old-Time, Breakdown. A Major. Standard tuning (fiddle). AABB. A version of the "Going/Off to California" tune family. Most of the alternate titles are floaters.
Daddy had a bull-dog, Towser was his name, sir.
He used to chase the bell-cow, up and down the lane, sir.
He wasn't worth a cuss for to sick him on a hog, sir,
But whip his weight in wildcats could this old bulldog. .... (Ford)
Source for notated version:
Printed sources: Ford (Traditional Music in America), 1940; p. 108.
Recorded sources: