antedating (?) "Katy, bar the door" (1890)

[Benjamin Zimmer]

On 10/3/07, Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at ling.upenn.edu> wrote:
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> 1888 _Current Literature_ Dec. 499/1 When she say that, hits 'Katy,
> bar ther do, then, fer she's gwineter do it.
> [HNP Doc ID 229263831]

Sorry, missed some punctuation in there:

1888 _Current Literature_ Dec. 499/1 When she say that, hits 'Katy,
bar ther do', then, fer she's gwineter do it.


--Ben Zimmer

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