Suckers Sadly Gather, The

DESCRIPTION: "Oh, The suckers sadly gather around the Red Cross office door, And at the job signs longingly they gaze." "The employment shark says, 'Right, I will ship you out tonight Where the silvery Colorado wends its way.'" But they end up as hoboes
AUTHOR: Words: Richard Brazier (source: Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
EARLIEST DATE: 1909 (I. W. W. Songbook, Second Edition, according to Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
KEYWORDS: labor-movement derivative travel
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest, p. 520, "The Suckers Sadly Gather" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Where the Silvery Colorado Wends Its Way" (tune, according to Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
cf. "The Tragedy of Sunset Land" (tune)
File: LDC520

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