Long Before the Rising Sun

DESCRIPTION: "Long before the rising sun i'm forced to leave my bed to make the fires and bake the cakes." The woman's husband (father?) tells her (and her daughter or sister?) to stir the pudding, turn the ducks, boil the water, and rock the cradle
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1936 (transcription of a recording by Emma Dusenberry)
KEYWORDS: home work hardtimes
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
MidwestFolklore, Ed Cray, "Some Rarities from Arkansas"," Volume 9, Number 1 (Spring 1959) p. 28, "Long Before the Rising Sun" (1 text)
File: MWF9028

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