West Virginia Farmer, The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, the West Virginia hills, with their many rocks and rills," force the singer into a hard career of trying to scratch out a living. He must plow and harvest in the heat. His pigs die of cholera. When winter comes, he must find wood or freeze
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950 (Gainer-FolkSongsFromTheWestVirginiaHills)
KEYWORDS: work home hardtimes
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Gainer-FolkSongsFromTheWestVirginiaHills, pp. 109-111, "The West Virginia Farmer" (1 text, 1 tune)
Boette-SingaHipsyDoodle, p. 168, "The West Virginia Farmer" (1 text, 1 tune)
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia1, pp. 35-36, "The West Virginia Farmer" (1 text)
Roud #5422
File: CAFS1221

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