The Butcher's Boy (part 1)

Title

The Butcher's Boy (part 1)

Digital Object

Alternate Titles

Railroad Boy

Performer

Hampton, Nell

Date Recorded

1937-10-26

AFS Number

1572A2

AFC Collection

AFC 1937/001

AFC Catalog Record

Editor Note

Identified as "In Jersey City" on AFS card, as the first line is "In Jersey City where I did dwell."

Genre

ballad

Instrumentation

vocal

State

Kentucky

County

Magoffin

Town

Salyersville

Tags

Citation

“The Butcher's Boy (part 1),” Alan Lomax Kentucky Recordings, accessed April 16, 2024, https://lomaxky.omeka.net/items/show/1127.