The Backblock Shearer — "I'm only a backblock shearer, as easily can be seen... I've shorn in most of t… The Badger Drive — A song of praise to logdrivers. It mentions the hardships of the job. It praise… Le Bal Chez Boule (Boule's Ball) — French: Jose wishes to go to Boule's Ball; his mother makes him stay until his … A Ballad of White-Water Men — Singer tells of Mike Corrigan, the best white-water man. Among his deeds: break… The Band o' Shearers — As shearing season approaches, the lad asks, "My bonnie lassie, will ye gang, A… The Barnyards o' Delgaty — The young man comes to Turra Market to seek work. A wealthy farmer promises him… The Baskatong — "Oh, it was in the year eighteen hundred and one When I left my poor Kate all s… The Battle of Antietam Creek — At Antietam, singer hears a wounded comrade tell of leaving his home, disliking… Be Home Early Tonight, My Dear Boy — The singer's has worked hard all his life, and occasionally goes to town for fu… Beans, Bacon, and Gravy — The singer, born in 1894, has "seen many a panic," but the worst distress is in…