When Boys had to be Men


This picture depicts "When boys had to be men." Note the lunch pails they carried. Often called a growler because the can was also used to buy beer at the local tavern. The boys needed a hearty lunch and often had an apple or orange for dessert, but many did not know of other fruits as told in this song.

		When my ma was the queen in the kitchen, and manys the time she did say, That having good health was much better than wealth So we'd eat miners strawberries three times a day. CHORUS . . . You can bake 'em or boil 'em or ground 'em & cook 'em for hours in a pot., & serve 'em up cold a week or two old But if you're hungry enough man they sure hit the spot. CHORUS . . .
	CHORUS Them good old miners strawberries, The best that you ever did see, I was 20 years old before I was told That miners strawberries ain't nothin but beans.