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Thread #36781 Message #2038377
Posted By: Q (Frank Staplin)
28-Apr-07 - 09:32 PM
Thread Name: Origin: Rolling to Cairo Town / Roustabout Song
Subject: RE: Rolling to Cairo Town/Background
See thread 54404 for information on Steamboat coonjine songs and information on the rousters (pronounced roosters).
As noted in that thread, Bustin took his information from Mary Wheeler, "Steamboatin' Days." Steamboat Coonjine Songs