Dutchman's Song

DESCRIPTION: "Amongst the pines and hemlocks ... we gathered round the table" in the Dutchmens' bunk house to play poker.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1932 (Creighton-NovaScotia)
KEYWORDS: lumbering cards
FOUND IN: Canada(Mar)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Creighton-SongsAndBalladsFromNovaScotia 114, "Dutchman's Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #1820
NOTES [15 words]: The description is based on a "fragment of a lumberman's song" in Creighton-NovaScotia. - BS
File: CrNS114

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