Beaver Dam Road

DESCRIPTION: "I've worked like a dog and what have I got? No corn in the crib, no beans in the pot." Faced with such dire poverty, the singer sets up a still. He is caught and imprisoned. His wife hires a man and does well. The singer warns against making moonshine
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1941 (Warner-TraditionalAmericanFolkSongsFromAnneAndFrankWarnerColl)
KEYWORDS: drink prison hardtimes
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Warner-TraditionalAmericanFolkSongsFromAnneAndFrankWarnerColl 119, "Beaver Dam Road" (1 text, 1 tune)
DT, BEAVRDAM
Roud #7477
RECORDINGS:
Frank Proffitt, "Beaver Dam Road" (on Proffitt03)
File: Wa119

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