Crabtree Still

DESCRIPTION: "I went up the hill, I found a still, So gather round, boys, we will all keep mum. It's bad, it's sad, it's a shame." "Ed" is killed in a shootout (?), and those with the moonshine are chased by the sheriff. They end up in court before a dishonest judge
AUTHOR: Clabe Kazee?
EARLIEST DATE: 1939 (Thomas)
KEYWORDS: drink police judge trial punishment
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Thomas-BalladMakingInMountainsOfKentucky, pp. 118-120, "Crabtree Still" (1 text) (OakEd, pp. 126-128)
File: ThBa118

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