“How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?”

Description

Times are hard; goods used to be cheap, but they're now exorbitant. Schools are bad, but all children are sent nonetheless. Prohibition, although good, is inappropriately enforced. Preachers and doctors are corrupt.

Notes

Pity we don't have a keyword "bitching." - PJS

Cross references

Recordings

  • New Lost City Ramblers, "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?" (on NLCR09, NLCRCD1)
  • Blind Alfred Reed, "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?" (Victor V-40236, 1929; on HardTimes1)

References

  1. Darling-NAS, pp. 383-384, "How Can a Poor Man Stand Such Times and Live?" (1 text)
  2. BI, RcHCPMSS

About

Author: Blind Alfred Reed
Earliest date: 1929 (recording, Blind Alfred Reed)
Found in: US