Times are Hard

DESCRIPTION: "Times are hard, we all do know, For tradesmen and lab'rers and farmers too, But without money we can't find a friend, But we'll trust in him for the times to men." Poor people should not feel alone; "there's thousands more"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1915 (collected by H. E. Piggott from "Mrs. Paul")
KEYWORDS: hardtimes poverty worker nonballad
FOUND IN: Britain(England(West))
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Gundry-CanowKernow-SongsDancesFromCornwall, p. 36, "Times Are Hard" (1 text)
Roud #2697
File: Gund036B

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