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.

Cinema

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

Published

The Frozen Jogger.