He's Up With a Smile on His Face in the Morning

DESCRIPTION: "He's up with a smile on his face in the morning And off for a bucket of water he goes," for he scorns laziness. "Oh God, help the workman wherever he goes." He treats his wife kindly. He is an honest and pleasant miner
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch)
KEYWORDS: worker husband wife food
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch, p. 288, "(no title)" (1 fragment)
File: KMMP288C

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