“Miner's Lifeguard”
Description
A union song with religious overtones. The miner is advised to "Keep your hand upon the dollar and your eyes upon the scales."
Notes
A parody of "Life Is Like a Mountain Railroad." - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Life's Railway to Heaven (Life Is Like a Mountain Railroad)" (tune) and references there
Recordings
- Mary Travers , "Miner's Lifeguard" (on PeteSeeger01)
References
- Botkin-SoFolklr, p. 730, "Miner's Lifeguard" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Greenway-AFP, pp. 15-16, "(Life Is Like a Mountain Railroad)" (1 text, plus fragments of assorted parodies, of which this is the first)
- Silber-FSWB, p. 138, "Miner's Lifeguard" (1 text)
- DT, MNRLFGRD*
- Roud #3510
- BI, BSoF730