Down, Down, Down

DESCRIPTION: The singer describes the conditions at the Oak Hill mine "that goes down, down, down." He was warned against the mine, but took a job anyway; now he complains of the wet, and the work, and the poor pay
AUTHOR: William Keating? (source: Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch)
EARLIEST DATE: 1938 (Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch)
KEYWORDS: mining work hardtimes
FOUND IN: US(MA)
REFERENCES (6 citations):
Korson-MinstrelsOfTheMinePatch, pp. 48-53, "Down, Down, Down" (1 text, 1 tune)
Korson-PennsylvaniaSongsAndLegends, pp. 364-366, "Down, Down, Down" (1 text, 1 tune)
Lomax/Lomax-FolkSongUSA 56, "Down, Down, Down" (1 text, 1 tune)
Lomax/Lomax-OurSingingCountry, pp. 273-274. "Down, Down, Down" (1 text, 1 tune)
Botkin-TreasuryOfAmericanFolklore, pp. 867-873, "Down, Down, Down" (1 text, 1 tune)
DT, DOWNDOWN*
Roud #4758
File: LxU056

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