This song was written by Agnes "Sis" Cunningham (February 19, 1909 – June 27, 2004) an American musician, best known for her involvement as a performer and publicist of folk music and protest songs. Her Dust Bowl tale "My Oklahoma Home", written with her brother Bill Cunningham, was performed by Seeger in 1961, fell into oblivion, and then was revived by Bruce Springsteen in 2006 for his We Shall Overcome: The Seeger Sessions album and subsequent Seeger Sessions Band Tour.