“Crossing the Plains”
Description
"Come all you Californians, I pray ope wide your ears." The singer describes the overland passage to California. The travelers are told what to bring, and warned of troubles. The singer would have gone around the horn if he had known what he now knows
Cross references
- cf. "Caroline of Edinborough Town" [Laws P27] (tune)
Recordings
- Logan English, "Crossing the Plains" (on LEnglish02)
References
- Lomax-ABFS, pp. 427-428, "Crossing the Plains" (1 text)
- Roud #15538
- BI, LxA427