“Little Dun Dee”
Description
"My uncle died and left me forty quid." The singer bets it all on Little Dun Dee in a match race. As the race progresses Little Dunny falls behind and the price rises. The pony falls behind the bay but just wins at the end and carts the money away.
Notes
The Bodleian broadsides go into more detail on the betting, the strategy, and the final weighing; the uncle does not die but is an active participant. The race takes place at Newmarket on July 14 or August 24. - BS
Cross references
- cf. "Skewball" [Laws Q22] (plot)
- cf. "Molly and Tenbrooks" [Laws H27] (plot)
Broadsides
- Broadside Bodleian, Harding B 11(1793), "Little Dun Mare ("On the twenty-fourth of August last"), J. Catnach (London), 1813-1838 ; also Harding B 11(1794), Firth c.12(446), Harding B 11(2734), Harding B 25(1118)[some words illegible], Harding B 11(900), Harding B 11(1793), "[The] Little Dun Mare"; Johnson Ballads 895, "Dun Mare"
Recordings
- Mary Anne Haynes, "Little Dun Dee" (on Voice11)
References
- Roud #176
- BI, RcLiDuDe