Back of the Loaf the Snowy Flour

DESCRIPTION: Table grace. As typically sung, "Back of the bread is the flour, And back of the flour is the mill; Back of the mill is the (wind/sun) and the rain And the Father’s will."
AUTHOR: Words: Maltbie D(avenport) Babcock (1858-1901) (source: ChansonsDeNotreChalet)
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (YWCA Songbook, according to Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs)
KEYWORDS: religious food nonballad campsong
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 388, "Back of the Loaf"/"Back of the Bread" (notes only)
ChansonsDeNotreChalet, p. 8, "Back of the Loaf" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [22 words]: Maltbe D. Babcock is known primarily (almost exclusively, I think) for having written the words to "This Is My Father's World." - RBW
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