In the early part of the 20th century, traveling hustlers, cranks, and Wonder-Tonic Cure All salesmen began to include musicians in their entourages, luring crowds in with comedic and unusual tunes. Check out LQ favorite, Beans Hambone’s strangely hypnotic “Beans”.

We’ve got all sorts of lyrics in our “Lines of Work”, from epic poems to bloody union hymns; maybe you should check it out?