Mudcat Café message #545565

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Thread #38734 Message #545565
Posted By: Fiolar
09-Sep-01 - 07:32 AM
Thread Name: Origins: The Farmer Is the Man
Subject: RE: HELP-origin of THE FARMER IS THE MAN?

It is a Great Plains folksong dating from the Populist Movement of the 1890s when it first appeared in the "Farmers Alliance" songbook. Hope that helps.