Way We Crossed the Plains, The

DESCRIPTION: "In a shaky wagon we ride, For to cross the prairie wide...." "And that's the way, The way we crossed the plains...." The cattle are loud as they are driven. There is no wood, so they use buffalo chips to make fires
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1959 (Cheney-MormonSongs)
KEYWORDS: travel hardtimes
FOUND IN: US(Ro)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cheney-MormonSongs, pp. 54-55, "The Way We Crossed the Plains" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #10824
File: ChMS054

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