Voodoo Man, The

DESCRIPTION: Of a woman courted by a man; when she rejects his advanced because "he had no situation," he "hoodoes" her elaborately. Now she is sick and hopes someone can stop the voodoo man even though all are afraid of him. She wonders if *she* is dead
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: courting poverty rejection magic disease
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 429, "The Voodoo Man" (1 text)
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 429, "The Voodoo Man" (1 tune plus a text excerpt)
Roud #11773
File: Br3429

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