Butcher Boy- Rubye Krueger (IO) 1931 Stout C
[Single 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.
C. "Butcher Boy." Contributed by Rubye Krueger, Battle Creek, as sung in her community.
1. Then go dig a grave both wide and deep,
Place marble stone both head and feet;
Place a turtle dove upon my breast
To show the world that I died for love.