Oh Mother, Take the Wheel Away

DESCRIPTION: "Oh (mother/father), take the (wheel/cow) away And put it out of sight, For I am heavy-hearted And I cannot (spin/milk) tonight." A year ago, the singer thought "he" would marry. But then Mabel arrived, and now the girl's lover has married Mabel instead
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1867 (Dime-Song-Book #19)
KEYWORDS: love separation work betrayal | spinning wheel
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Dime-Song-Book #19, p. 53, "Susan's Story" (1 text)
Randolph 814, "Oh Mother, Take the Wheel Away" (2 fragments)
Roud #7430
NOTES [29 words]: Randolph's two texts preserve only a fragment of the plot, which apparently was anonymous even at the time Dime-Song-Book #19 was compiled, since it lists no permissions. - RBW
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File: R814

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