“The Soldier from Missouri”

Description

A dying soldier sends a message to his home in Kansas. Having become a rebel at the urging of his neighbors and sweetheart; he regrets not following his mother's cautious advice

Notes

Neither Randolph nor Laws mentions the fact, but Cohen considers this a parody of "Bingen on the Rhine." - RBW

References

1. Laws A16, "The Soldier from Missouri"
2. Randolph 213, "A Soldier from Missouri" (1 text plus an excerpt, 1 tune)
3. Randolph/Cohen, pp. 203-205, "A Soldier from Missouri" (1 text, 1 tune -- Randolph's 213A)
4. DT 365, SOLDMISS
5. Roud #2206
6. BI, LA16