Lonesome Roving Wolves, The

DESCRIPTION: "The battalion encamped, by the side of the grove," while the battalion's hunters seek wild bulls. Around them the wolves howl. A teamster dies as they howl. They bury him deeply and light a fire over the grave to keep the wolves away
AUTHOR: Levi Hancock (source: Tyler; Cheney-MormonSongs)
EARLIEST DATE: 1881 (Tyler)
KEYWORDS: soldier death animal burial travel | Mormon Battalion wolves
FOUND IN: US(Ro)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Cheney-MormonSongs, pp. 46, "The Lonesome Roving Wolves" (1 text)
ADDITIONAL: Daniel Tyler, "A Concise History of the Mormon Battalion in the Mexican War," no publisher listed but copyrighted 1881 (available on Google Books), pp. 216-217, "Death and the Wolves" (1 text)
Roud #10819
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Mormon Battalion Song (I)" (subject) and notes and references there
NOTES [32 words]: For background on the Mormon Battalion, see "Mormon Battalion Song."
This feels as if it's based on "Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie," but I find it hard to make the words fit that tune. - RBW
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File: ChMS046

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