Old Lady Sittin' in the Dining Room

DESCRIPTION: A ring-skipping song. "Choose the one the ring go round, Choose the one the morning, Choose the one with the coal black hair, And kiss and call her honey."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1939
KEYWORDS: playparty
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Botkin-TreasuryOfSouthernFolklore, p. 705, "Old Lady Sittin' in the Dining Room" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [6 words]: Another "Weevily Wheat" variant? - RBW
File: BSoF705B

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