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It never occurred to me that the Paper Lace song might be what you were thinking of because that has nothing to do with the Chicago fire.
There is apparently some sort of traditional song called " Old Mother Learey" that goes like this..
One dark night
When we were all in bed
Mrs. O'Leary
Left the lantern in the shed
The cow kicked it over and
Winked her eyes and said,
"There’ll be a hot time
In the old town, tonight."
One night dark
In bed we all were in
Mrs. O'Leary
Left the shed the lantern in
The kick cowed it over and
Eyed her wink and said,
"There’ll be a time hot
In the town old, tonight."
Johnny Horton also had one called " O'learey's Cow "
October eighteen seventy one that's when this great big fire begun
The Windy City was a ball of flame and O'Leary's cow was the one to blame
The fire men fought for days on end
They could fight the fire but they couldn't fight the wind
The wind fanned the flames and it started again and nobody knew if it ever would end
(She kicked up her heels with out a hint kicked the lantern over and away she went
The world couldn't help but be amazed) how one little cow started such a blaze
The rich and the poor were both alike fightin' and prayin' for their life
Then at last the Lord looked down and he sent a little rain to the windy town
October eighteen seventy one...
(She kicked up her heels...
The aftermath was a sight to see the loss of life and property
The people said it was a shame but O'Lear'y's cow still caught the blame
(She kicked up her heels...
I don't think either of these is what you are thinking of, and I now have that vague memory annoying me also , so I'm curious..
Thanks for sharing.... : )
Edited by Ham 1/26/2010 16:57
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