Leatherman
DESCRIPTION: "I'm a stockman and my work is droving cattle, WIth my whip and dog I set them at a rattle... Jog along (x3), Leatherman, In the wind and in the rain, Droving cattle for the can." The singer sleeps under trees, then sets out with his dog to herd cattle
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1960 (Colquhoun-NZ-Folksongs-SongOfAYoungCountry)
KEYWORDS: sheep travel worker
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Colquhoun-NZ-Folksongs-SongOfAYoungCountry, p. 89, "Leatherman" (1 text, 1 tune) (p. 51 in the 1972 edition)
File: COlq051
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