“My Harding County Home”
Description
"Not so many years ago I left old Buffalo, The place that I have always loved the best.... I'm yearning today For my Harding County home out in the west. The singer recalls the beauties of home; "As I wander down Broadway," he hears a coyote call him home
Notes
"Buffalo" here refers not to the city in New York State but to the county seat of Harding County, South Dakota.
Although this began life as a commercial recording, it does have some oral tradition behind it; the author's son tells me of a "kitchen table" recording he has of his father singing it. - RBW
Recordings
- Tex Fletcher, "My Harding County Home" (Flint 1782, 1948)
References
- Ohrlin-HBT 67, "My Harding County Home" (1 text, 1 tune)
- BI, Ohr067