Dollar a Day, A

DESCRIPTION: "A dollar a day is a fisherman pay, Way you lazy Liza, A dollar a day for that I can't stay, Roll out your sails my Liza"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1972 (Elder-FolkSongAndFolkLifeInCharlotteville)
KEYWORDS: fishing work shanty
FOUND IN: West Indies(Tobago)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Elder-FolkSongAndFolkLifeInCharlotteville, p. 47, "A Dollar a Day" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Lowlands (My Lowlands Away)" (floating lyrics)
NOTES [11 words]: The current description is all of the Elder-Charlottville text. - BS
Last updated in version 4.0
File: EldC047B

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