When the Black Diamond Breaker Was Burned to the Ground

DESCRIPTION: "Sure the East End's in mourning, the times are so poor, The wolf he is knocking at everyone's door." Everyone has his turn to suffer; the singer's came "When the Black Diamond breaker was burned to the ground." He is in debt and "will starve by degrees"
AUTHOR: Words: Con Carbon? (source: Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch)
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch)
KEYWORDS: mining hardtimes food
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch, pp. 31-32, "When the Black Diamond Breaker Was Burned to the Ground" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "The Rakes of Kildare" (tune)
NOTES [22 words]: Con Carbon, the purported author of this piece, is also known for "Me Johnny Mitchell Man"; see that song for other songs of his. - RBW
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File: KMMP031

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