Down at WIdow Johnson's

DESCRIPTION: "Down at Widow Johnson's the other night, Did a little courtin' out of sight. Down on my knees my love I was telling, My old girl on the outside yelling, 'You can't fool me Charlie (x2), You've tried ev'ry manner for to fool your little Hannah...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1902 (Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5)
KEYWORDS: courting fight
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 740, "Down at Widow Johnson's" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Roud #17902
NOTES [15 words]: The description is based on the Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 fragment. - RBW
Last updated in version 4.1
File: BrS5740

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