Minstrelsy of Maine: Folk-songs and Ballads of the Woods and the Coast |
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... RIVER - DRIVER 61 DRIVING LOGS ON RAINBOW 62 DRIVING LOGS ON SCHOODIC 63 THE BLACK STREAM DRIVERS ' SONG 63 MAULING LIVE OAK 65 LAKE CHEMO 68 THE PROSE RHYTHM WOODS SONGS OF THE MIDDLE PERIOD : 72 KATAHDIN GREEN JOHN ROSS THE JAM ON ...
... RIVER - DRIVER 61 DRIVING LOGS ON RAINBOW 62 DRIVING LOGS ON SCHOODIC 63 THE BLACK STREAM DRIVERS ' SONG 63 MAULING LIVE OAK 65 LAKE CHEMO 68 THE PROSE RHYTHM WOODS SONGS OF THE MIDDLE PERIOD : 72 KATAHDIN GREEN JOHN ROSS THE JAM ON ...
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... river - drivers being called " shanty boys . " ' Mrs. Luther B. Rogers , of Patten , writes : ' I never heard a lumberman here use the term " shanty . " He always says " camp " or " hovel , " or on the drive " wangan . ' 999 THE ...
... river - drivers being called " shanty boys . " ' Mrs. Luther B. Rogers , of Patten , writes : ' I never heard a lumberman here use the term " shanty . " He always says " camp " or " hovel , " or on the drive " wangan . ' 999 THE ...
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... river - drivers working on a jam on the falls just below the bridge at Stillwater , observed what a clumsy ... river - driver William Hale , who pronounced it a pleasing success . ' James Henry told the writer that , as a boy of ten , he ...
... river - drivers working on a jam on the falls just below the bridge at Stillwater , observed what a clumsy ... river - driver William Hale , who pronounced it a pleasing success . ' James Henry told the writer that , as a boy of ten , he ...
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... driving - camps was only a minor incident . Mr. Reed was born in Springfield , Maine , April 29 , 1843 , the son of ... river drivers , Wherever you may be , I pray you'll pay attention now And listen unto me . 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Of the ...
... driving - camps was only a minor incident . Mr. Reed was born in Springfield , Maine , April 29 , 1843 , the son of ... river drivers , Wherever you may be , I pray you'll pay attention now And listen unto me . 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Of the ...
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... river - drivers set their song to a tune which was familiar to all the boys who were hanging about to hear the singing . At every prayer meeting it was absolutely cer- tain that Elder Brown would give out the hymn , Oh , happy day ...
... river - drivers set their song to a tune which was familiar to all the boys who were hanging about to hear the singing . At every prayer meeting it was absolutely cer- tain that Elder Brown would give out the hymn , Oh , happy day ...
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