Dr. Hurlbutt revives a peculiar American folk song

Posted on Sunday, July 18, 2010, at 10:47 am, by Dr. Allardyce Hurlbutt.

There was an old hen
    And she had a wooden leg,
And every damned morning
    She laid another egg;
She was the best damned chicken
    On the whole damned farm —
And another little drink
    Wouldn’t do us no harm.