Our Street Car

DESCRIPTION: In abysmal verse, the singer points out, "Let moderns preach, 'We need more street' With themes and schemes -- ah! scorner." The singer would rather praise "Our street car! Ours to honor." The singer describes its virtues and mourns its passing
AUTHOR: Lucie Mullan
EARLIEST DATE: 1939 (Thomas)
KEYWORDS: technology nonballad
FOUND IN: US(Ap)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Thomas-BalladMakingInMountainsOfKentucky, pp. 248-249, "Our Street Car" (1 text) (OakEd, pp. 248-249)
NOTES [19 words]: Thomas implies that the author sang this piece, but I find it hard to believe this mess could fit a regular tune. - RBW
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File: ThBa248

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