And There Is No Night in Creede
DESCRIPTION: "Here's a land where all are equal, Of high or lowly birth -- A land where men make millions, Dug from the dreary earth." The burros feed by the silver cliffs of Creede. "While the world is filled with sorrow... there is no night in Creede."
AUTHOR: Cy Warman
EARLIEST DATE: 1892 (written, according to Cohen)
KEYWORDS: mining home nonballad
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Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia2, p. 593, "And There Is No Night in Creede" (1 text)
File: CAFS2593
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