"The Frozen Logger" | |
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Song | |
Written | 1928 |
Published | 1949 |
Genre | American folk |
Songwriter(s) | James Stevens |
"The Frozen Logger" is an American folk song, written by James Stevens. [1] It is a tall tale song which makes reference to a logger being identifiable by the habit of stirring coffee with his thumb. [2]
The song has been recorded and/or performed by several musicians: [3]
The first verse or the first two verses were sometimes played as a snippet during instrument tuning breaks by the Grateful Dead in concert, mainly in 1970. It was usually sung by Bob Weir and Phil Lesh. [4]
An animated version is available as The Frozen Logger 1963 directed by Gene Deitch
The Frozen Jogger. [5]