Bum on the Stem

DESCRIPTION: "On the highways and the railroad tracks, You'll find bums everywhere." The singer enjoys living in their "shady jungle." When a farmer asks him to harvest his potatoes, he says the person who planted them should dig them. Finally he catches another train
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1930 (Milburn, according to Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest)
KEYWORDS: unemployment travel | hobo
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Lingenfelter/Dwyer/Cohen-SongsOfAmericanWest, pp. 530-531, "The Bum on the Stem" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #9848
File: LDC530

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