“The English Miner (The Coolgardie Miner, Castles in the Air)”
Description
A newly-arrived prospector sits and dreams of his home and his family left behind. "He was thinking of home, sweet home, far away o'er the restless foam...." (While he is so distracted, a native comes up and kills him)
References
- Meredith/Anderson, pp. 115-116, "Castles in the Air"; pp. 180-181, "The Coolgardie Miner" (2 texts, 2 tunes)
- BI, MA115