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	Men at Work
	CHILLY WINDS a. No. 1368. Ace. by Bogtrotters Band and sung by Fields Ward, Galax, Va., 1937. Another version of the text appears in John Steinbeck's "Grapes of Wrath." We are assured that this was the song par excellence of the home­less wanderers of the 1930's, especially the "Okies." The tune appears to be related to "I Ain't a-Gonna Study War No Mo5," "Careless Love," "C. C. Rider," "New River Train," and other songs. See Hu, 313. Based on the Negro song, "I Ain't a-Gonna Be Treated This-a-Way/? "Chilly Winds" can be heard wherever there are migratory workers, from the Florida Everglades to the beet fields of Michigan and the orange groves of the Imperial Valley.
	1   I'm goin' where them chilly winds won't blow, darlin' baby, I'm goin' where them chilly winds don't blow, When Fm goin' to my long lonesome home. 2  Oh, make me a pallet on the floor, darlin' baby, etc. For I'm goin' to my long lonesome home. 3   Now who'll be your partner when Pm gone? When I'm gone to my long lonesome home? 4  Oh, who'll hoe your corn when Pm gone? 5  Who'll stir the gravy when I'm gone?