Will You Go Out West?

DESCRIPTION: The singer is looking for a girl to "go out west with me." He promises happy home -- a log cabin with a dirt floor and a blanket for the door. The girl will help with the farming while the husband goes hunting
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1931 (Shoemaker-MountainMinstrelsyOfPennsylvania)
KEYWORDS: courting exploration home
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Cazden/Haufrecht/Studer-FolkSongsOfTheCatskills 88, "Will You Go Out West?" (1 text+2 fragments, 1 tune)
Shoemaker-MountainMinstrelsyOfPennsylvania, p. 59, "Go Up West" (1 text)
ST FSC088 (Partial)
Roud #4604
File: FSC088

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