The Butcher's Boy

General Information
Performer: Buell Kazee (performer)

Instrumentation: Banjo

Date of recording: 1928

Record label: Brunswick

Serial #:213A (032)

Summary
(As summarized by Harry Smith, The Anthology Of American Folk Music) "FATHER FINDS DAUGHTER'S BODY WITH NOTE ATTACHED WHEN RAILROAD BOY MISTREATS HER." (2)

Information On This Song
This ballad is a combination of The Cruel Father and There Is An Alehouse In Yonder Town.

Albums Featuring This Song

 * The Anthology Of American Folk Music
 * Mountain Frolic: Rare Old Timey Classics (1924-1928)
 * Buell Kazee Sings And Plays
 * Kentucky Mountain Music
 * Vintage Country And Western
 * Buell Kazee (album)

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