“The Frog (Fisherman's Luck)”

Description

Swagman Paddy, out of food, decides to catch a fish. The only possible bait is a frog -- but a snake swallows the frog before Paddy can catch it. Paddy gets the snake drunk and retrieves the frog. The snake, wanting another drink, brings another frog

Recordings

• Dixon Brothers "Fisherman's Luck" (on Montgomery Ward M-7855, c. 1938)
• Mike Seeger, "Fisherman's Luck" (on MSeeger01)

References

1. Meredith/Covell/Brown, pp. 279-281, "The Frog" (1 text)
2. BI, MCB279