Haul de wood pile down
Song describes life in Florida where wood pile will become fuel for steamboat. Song describes life in Florida where wood pile will become fuel for steamboat. Cover title. Title on page [1] within single-line border superimposed on illustration of Afro-American man standing in front of wood pile; signed Spedon[?] On pages [2]-[3] printed vertically to be read unfolded words of minstrel-type song in three 8-line stanzas with 4-line chorus beginning: Den travelling, den travelling. Advertisement for "Lorillard's Mechanics' Delight tobacco" on page [4] within double-line border; it begins: Lorillard's Mechanics' Delight tobacco is the best chew and smoke. In lower left corner on page [1]: P. Lorillard & Co's song album. Suggested range of dates from internal evidence.
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