Butcher Boy- Mrs. Olson (IO) c.1931 Stout F
[Half stanza from Folklore from Iowa, collected and edited by Earl J. Stout, 1936. His notes follow. Practically all of the material in this collection was gathered during the fall and winter of 1931.
R. Matteson 2017]
THE BUTCHER BOY. For reference, see Cox, No. 145; Mackenzie, Quest of the Ballad, p. 9; Pound, No. 24; Sandburg, p. 324; Hudson, p. 31; Journal, XXIX, 169; XXXI, 73; XXXV, 360; XXXIX, 122; XLV, 72.
F. "The Butcher Boy." Contributed by Isla Mae Olson, Reinbeck, as obtained from Mrs. Oscar Olson, Reinbeck.
1. In New York City where I do dwell
A Butcher Boy I loved so well.