[mplpost] comedy lyrics

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In a message dated 25/1/02 5:36:40 PM, scottcameronsmith@cogeco.ca writes:

<<Preacher and the Bear is an old country tune that is quite the giggle.>>

I collect various versions of this song, and would appreciate anyone who can 
take the time to send me the lyrics they know (or better still a tape). I 
have a some versions which are quite different.
According to my research this song likely goes back at least to 1900, and 
probably comes from the minstrel tradition by way of vaudeville. 
I have a version by the Golden Gate Quartet, a black gospel group from 
Norfolk, Va, which dates around 1940.
Also have versions by John McGhee from around 1930, Hylo Brown, and Mac 
Wiseman from the sixties.
Why do I collect this song? Well, that's another story for another time.
Thanks
Tom McCreight
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