When Old Mauch Chunk Was Young
DESCRIPTION: "When old Mauch Chunk was young, J--- used to say, A man that labored hard should have Six Billy cups a day," so the town was full of drunks. They worked long hours. There were many fights. Captain Abels tried to stop it. They ate good cakes
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: before 1850 (source: Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch)
KEYWORDS: food mining
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch, pp. 35-36, "When Old Mauch Chunk Was Young" (1 text, 1 tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "John Anderson, My Jo, John" (tune) and references there
NOTES [39 words]: Not found in oral tradition, but since Korson apparently did not get it from its author, I am indexing it. Mauch Chunk was one of the larger towns of the Pennsylvania anthracite region; it would come to by Molly Maguire territory. - RBW
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File: KMMP035
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