The Frozen Logger

"The Frozen Logger" is an American folk song, written by James Stevens. It is a tall tale song which makes reference to a logger being identifiable by the habit of stirring coffee with his thumb.

Renditions
The song has been recorded and/or performed by several musicians: 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.
 * The Weavers 1951
 * Odetta & Larry The Tin Angel 1954
 * Cisco Houston Hard Travellin 1954
 * Homer and Jethro "Barefoot Ballads" 1957
 * Jimmy Rogers 1960
 * Odetta At the Town Hall 1963
 * Rolf Harris Man With The Microphone 1966
 * Alex Campbell Way Out west 1967
 * Johnny Cash "Country & Western Classics" 1982
 * The Wakami Wailers River Through the Pines 1999
 * Oscar Brand

Cinema
An animated version is available as The Frozen Logger 1963 directed by Gene Deitch

Published

 * Bunk Shanty Ballads and Tales, James Stevens, Oregon Historical Quarterly, volume 50, number 4. December 1949.
 * Rise Up Singing 1988 page 137

Parody
The Frozen Jogger.