Granger

DESCRIPTION: "I wish I was a granger, and with the granger band, With a haystack on my shoulder And a pitchfork in my hand." Chorus is dance instructions. Similarly, "I wish I was a cowboy." "I want to be a preacher." "I want to be a farmer." "I want to be a rich man"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1937 (Botkin, The American Play-Party Song)
KEYWORDS: playparty farming work nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Spurgeon-WaltzTheHall-AmericanPlayParty, pp. 106-108, "Granger" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #7913
File: Spurg106

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