Cloudburst, The

DESCRIPTION: "...The worst tropical storm that ever was seen... struck with force on the mountainside." A little boy begs his parents to flee, but the house comes down around them. When neighbors seek the family, they learn that three of five children have died
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1935
KEYWORDS: death storm children family disaster
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
McNeil-SouthernFolkBalladsVol2, pp. 92-93, "The Cloudburst" (1 text, 1 tune)
ST MN2092 (Partial)
Roud #4776
File: MN2092

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