“Louie Sands and Jim McGee”
Description
Shanty: "Who feeds us beans? Who feeds us tea?/Louie Sands and Jim McGee/Who thinks that meat's a luxury?/Louie... We make the big trees fall ker-splash... Offers more examples of Sands & McGee's penury, usually with beans as the motif.
Long description
Shanty (from lumberjacks, not sailors): "Who feeds us beans? Who feeds us tea?/Louie Sands and Jim McGee/Who thinks that meat's a luxury?/Louie Sands and Jim McGee/We make the big trees fall ker-splash/And hit the ground an awful smash/And for the logs who gets the cash?/Louie Sands and Jim McGee". Other verses offer more examples of Sands & McGee's penury, usually with beans as the motif.
Notes
One of the few worksongs I've seen from European-Americans who weren't sailors. - PJS
Cross references
- cf. "Beulah Land" (tune)
References
- Beck 19, "Louie Sands and Jim McGee" (1 text)
- Roud #6521
- BI, Be019