Jut Gannon

DESCRIPTION: Jut Gannon is told to drive a mule team, so he does. The rest of the song consists of descriptions of other lumber-woods characters and short anecdotes about them
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1941 (Beck-SongsOfTheMichiganLumberjacks)
KEYWORDS: lumbering work animal moniker humorous
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Beck-SongsOfTheMichiganLumberjacks 71, "Jut Gannon" (1 text, 1 tune)
Beck-TheyKnewPaulBunyan, pp. 228-230, "Jut Gannon" (1 text, 1 tune)
Beck-LoreOfTheLumberCamps 116, "Jut Gannon" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #6497
NOTES [33 words]: The "moniker song" consists mostly of listing the names of one's compatriots, and perhaps telling humorous vignettes about each; it's common among lumberjacks, hoboes, and probably other groups. - PJS
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