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Bibliography: "The Old Oaken Bucket" by Woodworth, Samuel
- Title
- "The Old Oaken Bucket"
- Author
- Woodworth, Samuel
- Date
- Genre
- poetry
- Note Source
- My Antonia Book II, Chap. 6
- Note Relating to Cather
- In My Antonia, the tramp who jumps into the threshing machine had "some poetry" in his pocket: "It was 'The Old Oaken Bucket,' cut out of a newspaper and nearly worn out." The poem was set to music by George Kiallmark in 1826.
