Title
Unfortunate Rake, Lyric Variant 01
Description
This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.
Subject
Cowboys--Songs and music
Gamblers--Songs and music
Gunshot wounds--Songs and music
Death--Songs and music
Alternative Title
The Dying Cow Boy, The Cowboy, Cow Boy, The Wounded Cowboy, A Dying Cowboy, The Cowboy's Lament, The Unfortunate Lad, The Wild Cowboy
Publisher
W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University
Contributor
Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967
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