Manuscript/Mixed Material The Days of forty nine [textual transcriptions].
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Image 1 of The Days of forty nine [textual transcriptions].
And tho' few and old | Oh my heart is filled with the days of yore | Fresh laurel--wreaths we bring today | Oh, here you see old Tom Moore, a relic of by-gone days | We are gazing now on old Tom Moore | We have worked out our claims, we have spent our gold | You are looking now on old Tom Moore DAYS OF FORTY - NINE from Cowboy Songs and Other Frontier Ballads, John Lomax, 1931 We are gazing now on old Tom Moore,A relic of bygone days;'Tis a bummer, too, they call…- Date: 1938-01-01
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Image 2 of The Days of forty nine [textual transcriptions].
And tho' few and old | Oh my heart is filled with the days of yore | Fresh laurel--wreaths we bring today | Oh, here you see old Tom Moore, a relic of by-gone days | We are gazing now on old Tom Moore | We have worked out our claims, we have spent our gold | You are looking now on old Tom Moore- Date: 1938-01-01
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Image 3 of The Days of forty nine [textual transcriptions].
And tho' few and old | Oh my heart is filled with the days of yore | Fresh laurel--wreaths we bring today | Oh, here you see old Tom Moore, a relic of by-gone days | We are gazing now on old Tom Moore | We have worked out our claims, we have spent our gold | You are looking now on old Tom Moore 1 1 of 2 TextDrury, Wells Reported byTo Old Hangtown or Bust.Pilgramage of J. W. [Studebaker?] tothe place where he made his firststake and got his start in life.Printed for private circulationby…- Date: 1938-01-01
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Image 4 of The Days of forty nine [textual transcriptions].
And tho' few and old | Oh my heart is filled with the days of yore | Fresh laurel--wreaths we bring today | Oh, here you see old Tom Moore, a relic of by-gone days | We are gazing now on old Tom Moore | We have worked out our claims, we have spent our gold | You are looking now on old Tom Moore- Date: 1938-01-01
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Image 5 of The Days of forty nine [textual transcriptions].
And tho' few and old | Oh my heart is filled with the days of yore | Fresh laurel--wreaths we bring today | Oh, here you see old Tom Moore, a relic of by-gone days | We are gazing now on old Tom Moore | We have worked out our claims, we have spent our gold | You are looking now on old Tom Moore 2 2 of 2 TextDrury, Wells Reported byTo Old Hangtown or Bust.Pilgrimage of J. W. Studebaker tothe place where he made his firststake and got his start in life.Printed for private circulationby…- Date: 1938-01-01
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Image 6 of The Days of forty nine [textual transcriptions].
And tho' few and old | Oh my heart is filled with the days of yore | Fresh laurel--wreaths we bring today | Oh, here you see old Tom Moore, a relic of by-gone days | We are gazing now on old Tom Moore | We have worked out our claims, we have spent our gold | You are looking now on old Tom Moore TextMiller,JoaquinThe Gold Seekers of the Sierras,Chap. VII. page 68Funk & WagnallsNew York, 1884 "The Days of Forty-Nine""We have-worked out our claims, we have spent our gold,Our barks are astrand on the bars;We…- Date: 1938-01-01
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Image 7 of The Days of forty nine [textual transcriptions].
And tho' few and old | Oh my heart is filled with the days of yore | Fresh laurel--wreaths we bring today | Oh, here you see old Tom Moore, a relic of by-gone days | We are gazing now on old Tom Moore | We have worked out our claims, we have spent our gold | You are looking now on old Tom Moore TextLummis, Chas. F., editorOut West v. XVIII, No. 2, p. 204February, 1903 The Days of Forty-NineWe have worked our claim, we have [spent?] out gold,Our barks are astrand on the bars;We are…- Date: 1938-01-01
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Image 8 of The Days of forty nine [textual transcriptions].
And tho' few and old | Oh my heart is filled with the days of yore | Fresh laurel--wreaths we bring today | Oh, here you see old Tom Moore, a relic of by-gone days | We are gazing now on old Tom Moore | We have worked out our claims, we have spent our gold | You are looking now on old Tom Moore TextLummis, Chas. F., editorOut West, vol. XVIII, No. 2 page 204February, 1903 The Days of 'Forty-NineFresh laurel [md] wreaths we bring to-day,To crown the Patriarch,Whose hand unlocked the golden oreIn gulch and…- Date: 1938-01-01
About this Item
Title
- The Days of forty nine [textual transcriptions].
Other Title
- And tho' few and old
- Oh my heart is filled with the days of yore
- Fresh laurel--wreaths we bring today
- Oh, here you see old Tom Moore, a relic of by-gone days
- We are gazing now on old Tom Moore
- We have worked out our claims, we have spent our gold
- You are looking now on old Tom Moore
Created / Published
- [between 1938 and 1940]
Headings
- - Gold mines and mining--California--Songs and music--Texts
- - Songs, English--Texts
- - California--Gold discoveries--Songs and music--Texts
Genre
- Manuscripts
Notes
- - Five textual transcriptions of variants of this song performed by Leon Ponce.
Medium
- 8 p.
Source Collection
- Forms part of: W.P.A. California Folk Music Project collection
Repository
- Library of Congress Archive of Folk Culture, American Folklife Center, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, DC USA 20540-4610 http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.afc/folklife.home
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Library of Congress Control Number
- 2017701029
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- online text
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