Burke's Christmas songster Xmas 1926

• Main Author: Burke, Johnny, 1851-1930
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: J. Burke 1926
• Subjects: Ballads; English > Newfoundland and Labrador > Texts; Songs; Newfoundland and Labrador > Songs and music > Texts; Newfoundland; Newfoundland studies
• Online Access: http://collections.mun.ca/cdm/ref/collection/cns/id/55267

A collection of song lyrics compiled by Johnny Burke, the majority of which were written by Burke. Julia Harding got her hair bobbed for the races / anon. -- Betsy Brennan's blue hen / Burke -- The July fire / Burke -- Old Brown's daughter / Burke -- Casey taking the census / Burke -- Oh, my goodie gracious / Burke -- Young the escaped convict / anon. -- Harbor Grace excursion / Burke -- Trinity cake / Burke -- The night we played cards for the little Boneen / Burke -- The scramble for the teapots at the fire / Burke -- The girl I met in Fogo / Burke -- The baby show in the park / anon. -- How Tapper lost the race / Burke -- The Kelligrews soiree / Burke -- The wedding in Renews / Burke -- An outharbour merchant looking for a wife / Burke -- The Halifax road race 1926 / anon. Includes advertisements and a public notice of the Forest Fires Act from the Minister of Agriculture and Mines, W. J. Walsh.