Ten Thousand Dollars for the Home Folks

DESCRIPTION: To the tune of Chopin's funeral march: "Ten thousand dollars for the folks back home (x2), Ten thousand dollars for the home folks, Ten thousand dollars for the family."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1929 (Niles/Moore-SongsMyMotherNeverTaughtMe)
KEYWORDS: death money family soldier
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Niles/Moore-SongsMyMotherNeverTaughtMe, pp. 27-28, "Ten Thousand Dollars for the Home Folks" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #27869
File: NiM027

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