Roasting Little Chipmunks

DESCRIPTION: "Now, friends, if you'll listen, I'll try to explain The terrible times in taking up claims." The men set out with heavy loads into the wild. All seek a claim. The bugs are terrible. The men argue over claims while eating chipmunks and other poor food
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1948 (Beck-LoreOfTheLumberCamps)
KEYWORDS: logger travel food animal hardtimes
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Beck-LoreOfTheLumberCamps 39, "Roasting Little Chipmunks" (1 text)
Roud #18192
File: BeLo039

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