Are They Going to Hang My Papa? explained

"Are They Going To Hang My Papa?" is a labor song in support of Bill Haywood, Charles Moyer and George Pettibone, then on trial for the murder of Frank Steunenberg.^{[1] [2]} It is written from the viewpoint of Haywood's daughter, "little Henrietta".^[3] The miners were acquitted.

The author, "Owen Spendthrift", is usually thought to be a pseudonym, but the name is also found as the author of the words to a Scott Joplin song, "When Your Hair is Like the Snow", also written in 1907.

External links

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Notes and References

1. 20,000 Parade for Accused Miners. New York Times . 1907 . May 5 . 2008-10-18 .
2. Book: Adams, Mildretta . Sagebrush Post Offices . 1986 . Idaho State University Press . Pocatello, Idaho . 0-937834-13-0 . 1766506 . 115.
3. Web site: Songs . 2008-10-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081014105012/http://idahoptv.org/productions/specials/trial/resources/songs.cfm . 14 October 2008 . live .