Since the Chinese Ruint the Thrade

DESCRIPTION: "From me shanty down on Sixth Street, It's meself have jist kim down"; she came from Cork 18 years ago. She worked as a launderer, but needs help "Since the Chinese ruint the thrade." She's a widow. Her daughter has run off. Help her against the heathens
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1968 (Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest), but found in a nineteenth century songster
KEYWORDS: immigration work hardtimes | Chinese laundry racist
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest, p. 308, "Since the Chinese Ruint the Thrade" (1 text)
File: LDC308

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