Here Comes Uncle Jesse

DESCRIPTION: "Here comes Uncle Jesse, walking down the street, With his horse and buggy And buckles on his feet. Now if you want a fellow, I'll tell you what to do, Just get some salt and pepper, And put it in your shoe, All gone girl, shake that stuff...."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1939 (collected from Ottie Brails Ford and children by John A. Lomax)
KEYWORDS: playparty horse clothes food courting
FOUND IN: US(MA,So)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Byington/Goldstein-TwoPennyBallads, pp. 129-130, "Here Comes Uncle Jessie" (1 text, 1 tune)
Abrahams-JumpRopeRhymes, #181, "Here comes Uncle Jessie" (1 text)
Roud #18726
File: ByGo129

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