Frozen Logger
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| "The Frozen Logger" | |
| Written by | James Stevens |
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| Lyrics by | Ivar Haglund |
| Published | 1949 |
| Written | 1928 |
| Language | English |
| Recorded by | The Weavers 1951,Cisco Houston, Jimmy Rogers, Oscar Brand |
| Performed by | Bob Weir |
The Frozen Logger is an American folk song, written by James Stevens.[1] It is a typical tall tale, including the immortal line; "for nobody but a logger, stirs his coffee with his thumb".
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[edit] Discography
- Weavers 1951
- Odetta & Larry The Tin Angel 1954
- Cisco Houston Hard Travellin 1954
- Jimmy Rogers 1960
- Odetta At the Town Hall 1963
- Oscar Brand
[edit] Cinema
An animated version is available as The Frozen Logger 1963 [3]
[edit] Published
- Bunk Shanty Ballads and Tales, James Stevens, Oregon Historical Quarterly, volume 50, number 4. December 1949.
- Rise Up Singing 1988 page 137
[edit] Parody
The Frozen Jogger.[4]
[edit] References
- ^ Time, December 31, 1951 (web review). Retrieved on 2008-01-26.
- ^ Grateful Dead Family Discography
- ^ Internet Movie Database
- ^ Hendrickson, Stewart. James Stevens-Paul Bunyan and the Frozen Logger (Jogger). Retrieved on 2008-01-11.
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