“Blockader Mama”
Description
The little girl begs mother not to visit the still; the sheriff is watching. Mother says she must; they need money and father never works. Mother goes to the still and is shot; the child laments when the body is returned
Notes
This song has, I gather, had some small success in commercial country circles. Whether this success predates the North Carolina collection I do not know. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "The Dream of the Miner's Child" (theme)
References
- BrownII 314, "Blockader Mama" (1 text)
- Roud #6633
- BI, BrII314