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california gold northern california folk music from the thirties collected by sidney robertson cowell

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It's heck to burn in Texas when it burns : Many questions melodic transcriptions

It's heck to burn in Texas when it burns : Many questions melodic tran...

Melodic transcription of song entitled "It's heck to burn in Texas" and a melodic transcription of a variant called "Many questions," sung by Warde Ford.

"Oh! I'm the cook and the captain Bold and the Mate of the Red Cross Crew." "Squint" is a patient at the hospital at St-Denis. He was tired of lying around so he volunteered to help the cook and later became a valuable aide to the Red Cross Lady. He is something of a poet and remarked "It's heck (hard) to be reduced from poet to cook"

"Oh! I'm the cook and the captain Bold and the Mate of the Red Cross C...

Title, date and notes from Red Cross caption card. Photographer name or source of original from caption card or negative sleeve: Hine. Group title: Military Hospitals. Gift; American National Red Cross 1944 and... More