"... the old song: My father saws wood for a living My brother sells whisky and gin My mother and sister do washing And, oh, how the money rolls in."
-- Cedar Rapids Gazette 7/29/1903
The general idea was adopted for blues songs, such as "My mammy takes in washing while I ball the jack" in "Hesitation Blues" by 1919 (Blake B. Harrison, Frank C. Brown collection).
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