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Thread #11352   Message #3811346
Posted By: Mr Red
26-Sep-16 - 02:59 AM
Thread Name: Historical gay/lesbian/bisexual songs?
Subject: RE: Historical gay/lesbian/bisexual songs?
Joe_F. I didn't imply Woody wrote it, nor even if he sang it. Just that he was fully aware of the implications of the original lyrics.

FWIW Wiki On BRCM has it as most likely a Folk song (anon) claimed by Harry McKlintock.

I got the right song though:
    And I'll be damned if I hike any more
    To be buggered sore like a hobo's whore
    In the Big Rock Candy Mountains


I presume hike is a euphemism.
Burl Ives never sang those lyrics.