“We Are Anchored By the Roadside, Jim”
Description
Singer (a "sacker" in the lumber camps) tells Jim that times were formerly good for drinkers, but that good booze is now hard to find. He says that despite this, cold water (i.e., temperance) is not for either or them, so they will "drink the old jug dry"
Recordings
- Pat Ford, "We're anchored by the roadside, Jim" (AFS 4210 B2, 1939; in AMMEM/Cowell)
References
- DT, ROADJIM
- Roud #5750
- BI, RcWAABTR