Death of Alec Robertson (I)

DESCRIPTION: "A good man has gone, he's drawn his last breath, Struck down in the midst of his pride. Poor Alec Robertson met his sad death On his favorite horse, Silvermine."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1959
KEYWORDS: death horse racing
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Meredith/Anderson-FolkSongsOfAustralia, p. 150, "Death of Alec Robertson" (1 text, tune referenced)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Donald Campbell" (theme)
cf. "Tom Corrigan (theme)
cf. ""The Jockey's Lament" (theme)
cf. "Alec Robertson (I)" (theme) and notes there
cf. "Alec Robertson (II)" (theme)
File: MA150

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