Steamer Went to Erie, A

DESCRIPTION: "A steamer went to Erie, The steamer had no bell The steamer's boiler busted And all the people went to hell. Oh, maybe you don't believe me, Maybe you think I lie. But if you go down to Erie, You'd see the same as I."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1962 (MidwestFolklore)
KEYWORDS: ship wreck talltale
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
MidwestFolklore, David D. Anderson, "Songs and Sayings of the Lakes," Volume 12, Number 1 (Spring 1962) p. 5, "(A Steamer Went to Erie)" (1 text)
NOTES [15 words]: Presumably based on "The Derby Ram," but Anderson does not indicate a tune (or a source). - RBW
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File: MWFC5A

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