“Rag Pat”

Description

The singer is trying to make a living selling flowers. It is his only choice; father was a drunkard. One day he returns home to find mother dead. Chorus: "Flowers, bouquet, flowers I cry... My clothes don't look neat While struggling for mother and I."

References

  1. Randolph 320, "Rag Pat" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. Roud #7794
  3. BI, R320

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1941 (Randolph)
Found in: US(So)