Found on a Sheep Herder's Mess Box

DESCRIPTION: "You stranger, who comes to my tent, I hope you'll ride away content, Eat all you want; my only wishes Are, when you're through, you'll wash the dishes." The cook has done his work; now he asks that those who eat his food clean up their messes
AUTHOR: D. J. O'Malley (source: Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest)
EARLIEST DATE: 1968 (Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest)
KEYWORDS: cowboy cook food hardtimes | sheepherder dishes cleaning
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Greenway-FolkloreOfTheGreatWest, p. 202, "Found on a Sheep Herder's Mess Box" (1 text)
Roud #11289
File: GFGW202

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