Joe Magarac

DESCRIPTION: "I'll tell you about a steel man, Joe Magarac, that's the man." "He was sired in the mountains by red iron ore... Raised in a furnace...." His shoulders are huge, he can lift a half a ton, he can stir steel with his hands. Listeners are urged to see him
AUTHOR: Jacob A. Evanson (source: Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends)
EARLIEST DATE: 1946 (Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends)
KEYWORDS: talltale technology nonballad
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends, pp. 442-443, "Joe Magarac" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [15 words]: Probably not traditional, but I've indexed everything else in Korson, so here it is.... - RBW
Last updated in version 3.2
File: KPL442

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