White Steed of the Prairies, The

DESCRIPTION: "Mount, mount for the chase! Let your lassoes be strong... For the quarry you seek has oft baffled, I wee, Steeds swift as your own." Many men have tried the White Steed, but still it runs free
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Finger-FrontierBallads)
KEYWORDS: horse freedom
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Finger-FrontierBallads, pp. 99-100, "The White Steed of the Prairies" (1 text)
Roud #8827
File: Fig099

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