Talking Swag

DESCRIPTION: "Wrap up the butt of the old cigar, And pop in the cork of the whisky jar, And hope we'll meet a block with a car... For it's ninety miles to wherever we are, On the swag!" The rambler rarely finds a room or work; even pigs are better fed
AUTHOR: Words: Shirlee Alison (converted to a talking blues by Neil Colquhoun)
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Colquhoun-NZ-Folksongs-SongOfAYoungCountry)
KEYWORDS: rambling hardtimes food
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Colquhoun-NZ-Folksongs-SongOfAYoungCountry, p. 70, "Talking Swag" (1 text with metrical markings and chords) (p. 45 in the 1972 edition)
RECORDINGS:
Neil Colquhoun, "On the Swag" (on NZSongYngCntry)
File: Colq045

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