Davis County Clipper | 1942-01-16 | Page 6 | 'Root, Hog or Die'

Root Koot hog Iloff or Die Uie Expression Root hog hoff or die do had Its origin in fn America in tn mid mid- dlo die of ot last Jast century as inelegant slang clang pioneer substitute for tor work orle or starve starre It apparently had llad no political connections J J. J II H. Beadle in fn his hi volume Life Lire in Utah Root Root fleet hog hop or dl die This is the tho ro- ro frain of each of ot the tho nine verses verles of tho Whackers Bull B Epic It means menns an idler has bas no pIneo in a D. frontier country