Mormon Car, The

DESCRIPTION: "The Mormon car is moving and has been in motion long, At first her pow'r was feeble, but now it's getting strong." The train crew has her moving well. There have been a few problems, but "We'll all unite, with one consent, and pull her quickly through"
AUTHOR: Words: John Taylor (source: Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
EARLIEST DATE: 1947 (Western Folklore, according to Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
KEYWORDS: railroading | Mormon
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest, pp. 238-239, "The Mormon Car" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Jeanette and Jeannot" (tune) and references there
File: LDC238

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