# Can anyone remember the lyrics / artist / title of this song?

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**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [February 20, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-remember-the-lyrics-artist-title-of-this-song/156310 "2003-02-20T12:26:33Z")\
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**Author:** ![gsteinma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@gsteinma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gsteinma)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 12:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-remember-the-lyrics-artist-title-of-this-song/156310/1 "2003-02-20T12:26:33Z")

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Back in the early-to-mid 1970’s, my little brother had a 45 rpm record, a childrens’ record, I believe, which had a man accompanied by a guitar singing this song:

I had a horse and his name was Bill  
and when he ran he wouldn’t stand still  
He ran away,  
One day,  
and also I ran with him.

He ran so fast that he could not stop  
He ran right into a barber shop  
(something something)  
With his eye teeth  
in the Barber’s Left shoulder.

The song goes on with lyrics about a girlfriend named Daisy, when she sang the cat went crazy, etc. Does anyone recognize this song? Does anyone know the title or the artist? Even though I am somewhat older than my brother I loved this song too, and would like to find it again.

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**Author:** ![Cillasi](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/71e660/32.png) [@Cillasi](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cillasi)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 12:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-remember-the-lyrics-artist-title-of-this-song/156310/2 "2003-02-20T12:34:58Z")

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[http://www.guitaretab.com/g/gibson-bob/6946.htm](http://www.guitaretab.com/g/gibson-bob/6946.htm)

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**Author:** ![gsteinma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/77aa72/32.png) [@gsteinma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gsteinma)\
**Post date:** [February 20, 2003, 12:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/can-anyone-remember-the-lyrics-artist-title-of-this-song/156310/3 "2003-02-20T12:37:19Z")

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Thats IT! Thanks!