My Delaware

DESCRIPTION: "How beautiful along thy shore, Delaware, my Delaware, Shall Freedom's word ring out once more?" "We want the earth, we want it all, We want the whole terrestrial ball." In support of the "single tax" land reform movement.
AUTHOR: Frank Stephens
EARLIEST DATE: 1935 (Stephens, _Some Songs_, according to Cohen)
KEYWORDS: home nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia1, p. 164, "My Delaware" (1 text)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Maryland! My Maryland" (form)
File: CAFS1164

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