Hurry Sundown

DESCRIPTION: "My seed is sown now, my field is plowed; My flesh is bone now, my back is bowed. So hurry, sundown, be on your way, And hurry me a sun-up from this beat-up sundown day." The singer hopes the next day will be better
AUTHOR: E. Y. Harburg & Earl Robinson (source: LyricFind)
EARLIEST DATE: 1966 (recording, Peter, Paul and Mary)
KEYWORDS: nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 539, "Hurry Sundown" (notes only)
File: ACSF539H

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