Comstocker Died in Virginia, The

DESCRIPTION: "The Comstocker died in Virginia, We buried him high on the hill He watches over old C Street...." The singer is urged to join the (drinking) celebration for the dead Comstocker, and to Comstock itself
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1940 (Who Shot Maggie in the Freckle, according to Cohen)
KEYWORDS: death burial drink
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia2, p. 613, "The Comstocker Died in Virginia" (1 text)
File: CAFS2613

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