Mudcat Café message #2063715

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Thread #101954 Message #2063715
Posted By: Jim Dixon
29-May-07 - 11:00 PM
Thread Name: Lyr Req: the mercury was twenty-four below
Subject: RE: Lyr Req: the mercury was twenty-four below

I'd bet that first line should be "An old Nebraska pioneer lay dying on the Platte."

The Platte is the major river that runs through Nebraska.

Also, Broken Bow (verse 3 line 3) is a town in Nebraska.