John Ross

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, the night that I was married, oh... Up rose John Ross and Cyrus Hewes And stood at my bedstead," demanding that he go logging with them. He misses his Mary but goes. He hopes to go back to Katahdin, to his wife, and to everyone there
AUTHOR: Dan Golden
EARLIEST DATE: 1926 (Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine)
KEYWORDS: marriage separation logger work
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine, pp. 80-82, "John Ross" (1 text); pp. 133-139, "(How Dan Golden Made Up a New Song)" (1 text plus many quotes from "Lowlands of Holland" versions that Eckstorm and Smyth consider Golden's inspiration)
Roud #7091
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Katahdin Green" (lyrics)
NOTES [20 words]: For John Ross and Cyrus Hewes, see also the Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine version of "Louie Sands and Jim McGee." - RBW
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File: EcSm080

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