Eve

DESCRIPTION: "Eve was not put on earth to help the railroads, now on that point I know we'll all agree. She was not put on earth to help Wells Fargo, but just for Adam's express company." Her life was simple. She and Adam fought "In the shade of the old apple tree"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1956 (Fife/Fife-SaintsOfSageAndSaddle)
KEYWORDS: humorous wife husband commerce railroading | Adam Eve
FOUND IN: US(Ro)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Fife/Fife-SaintsOfSageAndSaddle, p. 333, "Eve" (1 text)
Roud #11015
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree (I)" (lyrics)
NOTES [81 words]: I wonder if this isn't a composite. The chorus appears to be derived from "In the Shade of the Old Apple Tree (I)," and was probably sung to that tune; Eve and Adam fight, arousing a swarm of bees which sting "in the shade of the old apple tree." The verse, though, is a complaint about fancy living and big businesses which looks to me as if it uses a different tune. But that's only a guess; without either a tune or additional verses (or parallel texts), it's very hard to know. - RBW
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File: FSSS333

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