Crossing the Divide

DESCRIPTION: "Parson, I'm a maverick, just runnin' loose and grazin'." The singer "had no raisin'"; he has no church affiliation, but asks the parson to pray for him "when I cross the Big Divide." He says he has tried to be honest and follow the rules
AUTHOR: J. W. Foley (source: Thorp/Logsdon-SongsOfTheCowboys)
EARLIEST DATE: 1921 (Thorp/Logsdon-SongsOfTheCowboys)
KEYWORDS: cowboy death clergy
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REFERENCES (2 citations):
Thorp/Logsdon-SongsOfTheCowboys, pp. 55-56, "Crossing the Divide" (1 text)
DT, CROSSDIV
File: ThLo055

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