“Echo Canyon”
Description
Describes the building of a railroad through Echo Canyon; Mormons work hard and cheerfully. In the fall they will meet their women; in the future the locomotive will gather Saints from afar, bringing them to Zion (Utah) while the wicked are swept away
Notes
This almost got the "nonballad" keyword, but there's a thin thread of narrative, albeit in the present tense. - PJS
Historical references
- 1868 - Brigham Young contracts with Union Pacific to furnish Mormon labor for the building of the transcontinental railroad
Recordings
- L. M. Hilton, "Echo Canyon Song" (on Hilton01)
References
- DT, ECHOCNYN*
- Roud #4749
- BI, RecEchCa