Record #:

35826

Author(s):

Hufham, Joseph S.

Abstract:

Learning part of a song when he was a boy, the author strove to find the full song when he finished high school. As the tale goes, Johnny Sands and Patty Haig married after happening upon a pot of buried treasure. Wanting the gold for herself, Patty Haig attempted to kill Johnny, but ended up dying herself.

Source:

North Carolina Folklore Journal (NoCar GR 110 N8 N6), Vol. 29 Issue 2, Fall-Winter 1981, p109-111

Subject(s):

Folk songs; Ballads; Tall tales; Treasure troves; Legends