George Kelly

DESCRIPTION: Kelly and his crew prepare a logging camp for the rest of the men. He then hires "the cheapest you'll find." He sends the cook away. He "lost his whole crew" when they find the cook is gone. "Farewell to George Kelly, we'll ne'er see him more."
AUTHOR: John Hafford? (probable, per Ives-FolksongsFromMaine)
EARLIEST DATE: 1964 (Ives-FolksongsFromMaine)
KEYWORDS: lumbering food moniker logger
FOUND IN: US(NE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Ives-FolksongsFromMaine 3, "George Kelly" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: IveMa03

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