Old Straw Bonnet

DESCRIPTION: "Come along, boys, and let's go to meeting (x3), And wear our old straw bonnets." "Come along girls, and let's go with them...." "Mama, o Mama, I won't go to meeting." "No, no, Johnny, you can't go to meeting." "Never mind, Johnny, I'll tell your papa"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1952 (Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric)
KEYWORDS: courting clothes
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Browne-AlabamaFolkLyric 65, "Old Straw Bonnet" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #11323
File: Brne065

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