TImekeeper's Lament

DESCRIPTION: "Come railroad men and comrades, come hear my tale of woe, It's of some hustling work we done, not many years ago." The singer lists many man in the camp. They build the railroad, finishing at 8:40 on October 14, 1914, and celebrate
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1956 (Beck-TheyKnewPaulBunyan)
KEYWORDS: work moniker railroading
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Beck-TheyKnewPaulBunyan, pp. 216-218, "Timekeeper's Lament" (1 text)
Beck-LoreOfTheLumberCamps 104, "Timekeeper's Lament" (1 text)
Roud #6501
File: BBun216

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