Gold Is the Great Friend of the Masses

DESCRIPTION: "Gold is the great friend of the masses, The mainstay of the classes, The great aim of the lasses, And the ruin of the asses."
AUTHOR: Charles Thatcher? (source: Garland-FacesInTheFirelight-NZ)
EARLIEST DATE: 1967 (Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ)
KEYWORDS: gold nonballad
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Bailey/Roth-ShantiesByTheWay-NZ, p. 55, "(Gold Is the Great Friend of the Masses)" (1 short text)
Garland-FacesInTheFirelight-NZ, p. 273, "(Gold is the great friend of the masses)" (1 short text)
NOTES [29 words]: For brief background on Charles Thatcher's career, see the notes to "Where's Your License?" For an extensive collection of his songs, see Anderson-StoryOfAustralianFolksong. - RBW
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