“The Bonavist Line”
Description
Hard times for "the red roarin' devils on the Bonavist [or Riverhead] Line." The railway construction workers are charged high rates for terrible food and simple services. Go to the store and the old woman there won't give you a thing without "a tip"
Notes
Peacock says the Bonavista Line serving the tip of the Bonavista peninsula and Riverhead Line serving Conception Bay are spurs of Newfoundland's now defunct narrow-gauge trans-insular railway. - BS
References
- Peacock, pp. 768-771, "The Bonavist Line" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
- Leach-Labrador 92, "Riverhead Line" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #5206
- BI, Pea768