Poor Little Johnny

DESCRIPTION: The cotton is rotten, so Johnny "won't get his hunderd" (pounds) today.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1940
KEYWORDS: worksong
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Botkin-TreasuryOfSouthernFolklore, p. 742, "Poor Little Johnny" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [17 words]: John Lomax recorded this from Aunt Harriet McClintock, who said it was sung in the days of slavery. - NR
File: BSoF742

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