In My Garden Grew Plenty of Thyme — The singer laments the loss of her thyme. She had spent her life making herself… In the Pines — Usually about a man whose girl has left him (on a train) (to meet another) ("in… The Irish Girl — (The singer meets a girl by the river, lamenting her love gone to America). (Sh… It Makes a Long-Time Man Feel Bad — "It makes a long-time man feel bad... When he can't-a get a letter... from home… Jockey Hat and Feather — "As I was walking out one day A-thinking of the weather I saw a pair of roguish… Life in California — Singer leaves his family in Maine to seek California gold; he loses his money a… Life in California — Singer leaves his family in Maine to seek California gold; he loses his money a… The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane — Singer, a former slave, is getting old and can't work; his master and mistress … The Little Old Log Cabin in the Lane — Singer, a former slave, is getting old and can't work; his master and mistress … The Little Red Caboose Behind the Train (III) — Singer, a railroader, says he's getting old and feeble, and the only friend he …