Coon from Tennessee (Till I Die)

DESCRIPTION: "There's a coon from/in/down Tennessee, Just as cute as he can be; He never goes to church...." Told to reform, he replies, "I'm gonna live anyhow till I die." No matter what they do to him or say about him, he will enjoy life
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1950 (Arnold-FolkSongsofAlabama)
KEYWORDS: Black(s) party
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Arnold-FolkSongsofAlabama, p. 150, "Till I Die" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #12397
NOTES [12 words]: The current description is based on the Arnold-FolkSongsofAlabama text. - RBW
Last updated in version 4.2
File: Arno150

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