Broken-Hearted Leaser, The

DESCRIPTION: "In a rusty, worn-out cabin sat a broken-heated leaser, his singlejack was resting on his knee," and he tells it, "I still believe you'll strike it just the same." He's been at it for forty years without success, but he still dreams of striking it rich
AUTHOR: Charles E. Winter (soure: Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
EARLIEST DATE: 1907 (Winter, Grandaon of Sierra, according to Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
KEYWORDS: mining hardtimes
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest, p. 148, "The Broken-Hearted Leaser" (1 text)
File: LDC148

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