Quitting Time Song

DESCRIPTION: Call and response cornfield holler. "Oh oh oh oh, I won't be here long. Oh oh oh oh, Dark don't catch me here." That's about it.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1939
KEYWORDS: nonballad work
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Botkin-TreasuryOfSouthernFolklore, p. 744, "Quitting Time Song" (1 text, 1 tune)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Arwhoolie
Hoolie
File: BSoF744

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