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Boss Davey Boss Davey i(A119521 works by) (a.k.a. Mundalo)
Gender: Male
Heritage: Aboriginal
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1 The Bingo Corroborees : (c) A Blind Blackfellow Finding His Way Back to Camp Boss Davey , Boss Davey (composer), Arthur S. Loam (composer), H. O. Lethbridge (translator), 1900 single work lyric/song Indigenous story children's
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Songs : Melodies, Rhythm and Words Truly and Authentically Aboriginal 1937; (p. 9)

Having bravely left camp earlier in the day, a man finds that he is blinded on his attempted return in the darkness.

Lethbridge notes: 'The performers of this Corroboree, coming forward to the cleared ground (stage) lit by a semicircle of fires, would imitate the hesitating movements of a blind man endeavouring to cross a gully. The orchestra - gins, piccaninnies and non-performers would sing the melody, whilst the performers would maintain perfect rhythm and graceful poise.' (From introductory material on p.2)
1 The Bingo Corroborees : (b) Porcupine Song Boss Davey , Arthur S. Loam (composer), Boss Davey (composer), H. O. Lethbridge (translator), 1900 single work lyric/song children's Indigenous story
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Songs : Melodies, Rhythm and Words Truly and Authentically Aboriginal 1937; (p. 8-9) The echidna is followed by his identifiable tracks, but when he is prodded with a yam stick, he curls into a spiky ball.
1 The Bingo Corroborees : (a) Bingo-Bingo Boss Davey , Arthur S. Loam (composer), H. O. Lethbridge (translator), 1900 single work lyric/song Indigenous story children's
— Appears in: Australian Aboriginal Songs : Melodies, Rhythm and Words Truly and Authentically Aboriginal 1937; (p. 6-7) This is a warning against bathing in a water hole at the junction of Bailey's Creek and the Maranoa River because it is a bunyip's lair.
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