Walking Song (The Lure of the Road)

DESCRIPTION: "Along the road that leads the way, We travel as it will, Itself a guidepost good enough To find both dale and hill; Our hearts are light, our courage high, The way is good and broad... Hurrah for the Open Road."
AUTHOR: W. H. Neidlinger (1863-1924) (source: Niedlinger, Songs of the Camp Fire Girls of America)
EARLIEST DATE: 1915 (Niedlinger, Songs of the Camp Fire Girls of America)
KEYWORDS: travel friend nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 333, "Walking Song" (notes only)
NOTES [81 words]: W. H. Niedlinger's 1915 booklet was one of the first, if not the first, attempts to create song for a scouting group (the Camp Fire Girls). More than half of the songs Niedlinger published are cited by Averill -- but they consistently just *barely* met my threshold for inclusion. Which should not surprise anyone, because they are stilted, insipid, and -- in one case -- written in fake-minstrel dialect. I strongly doubt any of them went into actual tradition; they are too lousy. - RBW
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File: ACSF333W

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