“Rhyme of Old Steamboats”

Description

Poem composed of the names of steamboats, rhymed with each other. Sample: "The Fred Wyerhauser and the Frontenac, The F. C. A. Denckmann and the Bella Mac, The Menomenee and the Louisville, The R. J. Wheeler and the Jessie Bill...."

Notes

It's not clear whether this was ever sung, or just recited. - NR

So much for the theory that people made better use of their time in the days before television. - RBW

References

  1. Botkin-MRFolklr, p. 586, "Rhyme of Old Steamboats" (1 text)
  2. BI, BMRF586

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1927
Found in: US(MW)