To Ope Their Trunks

DESCRIPTION: Round. "To ope their trunks The trees are never seen. How then do they Put on their robes of green? They leave [leaf?] them out! "
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1879 (George F. Root, First Year in Song Land, according to Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (4 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 280, 434, 516, "To Ope Their Trunks" (notes only)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsNThings, p. 64, "To Ope Their Trunks" (1 text, 1 tune)
Zander/Klusmann-CampSongsPopularEdition, p. 21, "To Ope Their Trunks" (1 text)
SongsOfManyNations, "To Ope Their Trunks" (1 text, 1 tune) (CC edition, p. 25)
File: ACSF280O

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