“The Day We Packed the Hamper for the Coast”
Description
About the great difficulties a couple has "the day we packed the hamper for the coast." First the food is loaded in extravagant quantities. Then the wife tries to add cooking utensils; the husband proposes adding the cat. And so forth.
Notes
The Sam Henry text (the only one known; I suspect Henry's informant was close to the author) seems to end in mid-song, with the hamper full but nothing much happening. I suspect an explosion -- either of the hamper or of the quarreling couple -- followed. - RBW
References
- SHenry H488, pp. 501-502, "The Day We Packed the Hamper for the Coast" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Roud #9466
- BI, HHH488