What You Gwina Do When the World's on Fire?

DESCRIPTION: "What you gwina do when the world's on fire? I'm gonna jump in a hole o' water. What you gwina do when the water gets to boilin'? I'm a gonna kick and squeal and hollo."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1919 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: fire
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 470, "What You Gwina Do When the World's on Fire?" (1 fragment)
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 470, "What You Gwina Do When the World's on Fire?" (1 tune plus a text excerpt)
Roud #11789
File: Br3470

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