“Driving Away at the Smoothing Iron”

Description

The speaker admires his darling as, on successive days of the week, she does various laundry-related tasks, all the while she is ironing, which action he apparently adores.

References

1. Sharp-100E 82, "Driving Away at the Smoothing Iron" (1 text, 1 tune)
2. Sandburg, p. 117, "Hanging Out the Linen Clothes" (1 text, 1 tune)
3. Kennedy 205, "The Linen Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
4. DT, SMTHIRON*
5. Roud #869
6. BI, ShH82