“The Drunkard's Hell”

Description

The singer, a drunkard, has a vision of the part of hell to which drinkers are sent. The vision is enough to scare him away from drink. He goes home to find his wife crying over their child's body. He says the child is in heaven, and that he will sober up

Recordings

• Wade Mainer, "The Poor Drunkard's Dream" (Bluebird B-8273, 1940)

References

1. BrownIII 20, "The Drunkard's Hell" (2 text plus an excerpt and a fragment)
2. Randolph 313, "The Drunkard's Hell" (2 texts, 1 tune)
3. Randolph/Cohen, pp. 265-266, "The Drunkard's Hell" (1 text, 1 tune -- Randolph's 313A)
4. Fuson, p. 110, "The Drunkard's Hell" (1 text)
5. DT, DRNKHELL*
6. Roud #721
7. BI, R313