Great American Flood Disaster, The

DESCRIPTION: "A terrible disaster Has come upon our land, Down where the Mississippi flows On her way so grand." People are enjoying life along the Mississippi when a great storm and floods come to bring ruin
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1987
KEYWORDS: flood river disaster
HISTORICAL REFERENCES:
1927 - Mississippi River floods, devastating the Delta region and leaving thousands homeless
FOUND IN: Australia
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Meredith/Covell/Brown-FolkSongsOfAustraliaVol2, pp. 120-121, "The Great American Flood Disaster" (1 text, 1 tune)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Backwater Blues" (subject)
cf. "Mississippi Heavy Water Blues" (subject)
cf. "Mighty Mississippi" (subject)
File: MCB120

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