Longing for the Spring

DESCRIPTION: "The hills are very bare and cold and lonely; I wonder what the future months will bring. The strike is on...." The singer expresses anger at the scabs and the police, wishes he could shoot them, and longs for easier weather
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1958 (Burt-AmericanMurderBallads)
KEYWORDS: labor-movement hardtimes scab
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Burt-AmericanMurderBallads, p. 188, "(Longing for the Spring)" (1 text)
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia1, pp. 223-224, "Longing for the Spring" (1 text)
Roud #22289
File: Burt188

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