“Revolutionary Tea”
Description
Mother Britain is angry that her daughter America will not pay the tea-tax. The mother sends the daughter a great deal of tea and demands she pay the tax (on pain of a beating); the daughter dumps the tea into the ocean
Notes
For background on the Tea Tax, see the notes to "Old Granny Wales (Granny O'Whale, Granua Weal)." - RBW
Historical references
- Dec. 16, 1773 - Boston Tea Party. Americans protest the British tax on tea by dumping a shipload into Boston Harbor
Cross references
- cf. "Old Granny Wales (Granny O'Whale, Granua Weal)" (subject: The Tea Tax)
References
- Laws A24, "Revolutionary Tea"
- JHCoxIIB, #25, pp. 188189, "Revolutionary Tea" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Scott-BoA, pp. 59-61, "The Rich Lady Over the Sea" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Fowke/Mills/Blume, pp. 54-56, "Revolutionary Tea" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Arnett, pp. 8-9, "Revolutionary Tea" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT 368, REVTEA*
- Roud #1934
- BI, LA24