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Day 222 of the American Songbag Stay-at-Home Series
Sandburg writes: "In 1884 Charles Lummis heard Gunnysack Riley sing this at Albuquerque, New Mexico- Later, as an editor, he wanted the verses and put the matter up to Santa Fe railroad officials, who sent out a general order covering the whole system, calling for verses to Jerry Go An' De That Car. A lost song was dug up. ... Of the text here, Lumrais says, "The words are pretty nearly con- clusive, but any one who can round them out will do service to history." , . .
"The tune is given as notated by Arthur Farwell from Charles Lummis as learned from Gunnysack Riley."
Day 222 of the American Songbag Stay-at-Home Series
Sandburg writes: "In 1884 Charles Lummis heard Gunnysack Riley sing this at Albuquerque, New Mexico- Later, as an editor, he wanted the verses and put the matter up to Santa Fe railroad officials, who sent out a general order covering the whole system, calling for verses to Jerry Go An' De That Car. A lost song was dug up. ... Of the text here, Lumrais says, "The words are pretty nearly con- clusive, but any one who can round them out will do service to history." , . .
"The tune is given as notated by Arthur Farwell from Charles Lummis as learned from Gunnysack Riley."
