“Cotton Mill Colic”
Description
"I'm a-gonna starve, ev'rybody will, You can't make a livin' in a cotton mill." The singer talks of the poor wages and hard conditions. He tells how people offer merchandise on easy terms, then repossess it when he can't pay. He works without ever resting
Cross references
- cf. "Dollar Down and a Dollar a Week" (theme)
Recordings
- David McCarn, "Cotton Mill Colic" (Victor V-40274, 1930)
- Pete Seeger, "Cotton Mill Colic" (on PeteSeeger13, AmHist1)
References
- Lomax-FSNA 148, "Cotton Mill Colic" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Botkin-SoFolklr, p. 731, "Cotton Mill Colic" (1 text, 1 tune)
- DT, CTNCOLIC*
- Roud #6688
- BI, LoF148