Drivers' Lunch
DESCRIPTION: "I've seen a sight I'll ne'er forget While memory holds its sway; 'Twas the drivers' camp on Crystal Brook." The singer watches dozens of drivers eat the lunches. The cook hands out the (typical) fare. Then the drivers go back to work
AUTHOR: Mrs. S. M. Crommett (source: Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine)
EARLIEST DATE: 1926 (Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine); reportedly written c. 1885
KEYWORDS: food cook logger boss nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Eckstorm/Smyth-MinstrelsyOfMaine, pp. 165-166, "Drivers' Lunch" (1 text)
Roud #23380
File: EcSm165
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