My Man's Gone

DESCRIPTION: "My man's gone now. He had to go. He couldn't find no work around this town. Not for ages; used his wages. Got up this morning, and he was gone." He takes to the railroad on a rainy Monday to seek work. She wonders how John is doing as he travels.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1973 (Colquhoun-NZ-Folksongs-SongOfAYoungCountry)
KEYWORDS: worker hardtimes poverty separation railroading
FOUND IN: New Zealand
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Colquhoun-NZ-Folksongs-SongOfAYoungCountry, p. 69, "My Man's Gone" (1 text, 1 tune) (p. 43 in the 1972 edition)
Cleveland-NZ-GreatNewZealandSongbook, p. 102, "My Man's Gone" (1 text, 1 tune)
Garland-FacesInTheFirelight-NZ, p. 164, "My Man's Gone" (1 text)
RECORDINGS:
Marilyn Bennet, "My Man's Gone" (on NZSongYngCntry)
File: Colq043

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