Big Diamond Mine, The

DESCRIPTION: "There was hoboes from Kerry, and hoboes from Cork, Some from New Jersey, and more from New York" who are hired by the Big Diamond Mine. The singer was hired May 1. He quits after four shifts, and mentions all the types of people who work the mine
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950 (Werstern Folklore 9, according to Cohen)
KEYWORDS: work mining
FOUND IN: US(Ro)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia2, p. 563, "The Big Diamond Mine" (1 text)
File: CAFS2563

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