I'm a Roaring Son of the Comstock

DESCRIPTION: "I'm a roaring son of the Comstock, And I work in the Chollar Mine." The singer works hard, never has money, and even when dead, "I'll still be a son of the Comstock, And the devil knows it well!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1940 (Who Shot Maggie in the Freckle, according to Cohen)
KEYWORDS: drink mining devil
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia2, p. 612, "I'm a Roaring Son of the Comstock" (1 text)
File: CAFS2612

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