“Cain Killed Abel”
Description
A shanty about cane-cutting (!). "I was a cane-cutter but now I'm at sea, Stoop it, and top it, and load it, my boys; Once Cain killed Abel, but it won't kill me." "I worked very hard until I went to sea/" ""This cutting of cane it isn't much fun."
References
- Fahey-Eureka, pp. 200-201, "Cain Killed Abel" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Manifold-PASB, p. 171, "Cane Killed Abel" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, FaE200