Hay Sing, Come From China

DESCRIPTION: "My name Hay Sing, come from China, Me keep a washee shop way down the street." He courts an Irish girl. He and the girl have a fight; the police lock him up. A Mexican steals the girl
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1947 (Western Folklore, according to Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
KEYWORDS: immigration courting fight | Chinese Mexican racist
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest, p. 304, "Hay Sing, Come from China" (1 text)
File: LDC304

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