“Oh Mother, Take the Wheel Away”
Description
"Oh (mother/father), take the (wheel/cow) away And put it out of sight, For I am heavy-hearted And I cannot (spin/milk) tonight." The rest of the song apparently concerns the lover the singer has lost
Notes
This is probably a fragment/remnant of something else -- but Randolph's texts are so fragmentary that we cannot tell what. - RBW
References
- Randolph 814, "Oh Mother, Take the Wheel Away" (2 fragments)
- Roud #7430
- BI, R814