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Molly O'Day, Tramp on the Street

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Molly O'Day and the New Cumberland Mountain Folks, "The Tramp on the Street"

Only a tramp was Lazarus’ sad fate
He who lay down at the rich man’s gate
He begged for the crumbs from the rich man to eat
He was only a tramp found dead on the street.

Composed by Hazel, Grady and G.M. Cole, The Tramp on the Street was recorded for Columbia in December 1946. It appears on the double-CD set Molly O'Day and the Cumberland Mountain Folks from Bear Family Records.
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  • Media Designation: CD
  • Label: Bear Family Records