Hung My Bucket on de White Folks' Fence

DESCRIPTION: "Hung my bucket on de white folks' fence, Hain't seen my bucket sense. Oh Lawd! Oh Lawd! Old Aunt Dinah, well she bounce around, Leave her wooden leg on de ground, Save her meat skin, lay dem away, To grease her wooden leg every day."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Brown)
KEYWORDS: theft dancing
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Brown/Belden/Hudson-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore3 475, "Hung My Bucket on de White Folks' Fence" (1 short text)
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 475, "Hung My Bucket on de White Folks' Fence" (1 tune plus a text excerpt)
Roud #11801
File: Br3475

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