Sistah Ca'oline

DESCRIPTION: "Sistah Ca'oline, Sistah Ca'oline, can't you dance the peavine? See that water melyine, I'se gwine to have a home bye and by. My old mistress promised me, I'm gwinta have a home bye and bye, When she die she set me free, I'm gwinta have...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950 (Arnold-FolkSongsofAlabama)
KEYWORDS: dancing slave floatingverses
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Arnold-FolkSongsofAlabama, p. 94, "Sistah Ca'oline" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #16292
File: Arno094

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