I'se A-Running

DESCRIPTION: The only intelligible words are the opening lyrics "I's a-runnin," and much of the melody is on a single tone; one suspects this is not really a song but rather a sort of working drone.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1923 (Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5)
KEYWORDS: nonballad
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Brown/Schinhan-FrankCBrownCollectionNCFolklore5 748, "I's A-Running" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
File: BrS5748

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