Birmingham Town

DESCRIPTION: "I've traveled east and west... But I've never seen a town like Birmingham. Oh, she has certainly won the prize, Prettiest little town in Alabam." The singer has been many places, but even the air is better in Birmingham (Alabama)
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (recording, Darby & Tarleton)
KEYWORDS: travel home
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REFERENCES (1 citation):
Cohen-AmericanFolkSongsARegionalEncyclopedia1, pp. 330-332, "Birmingham Town" (1 text)
Roud #22312
RECORDINGS:
Tom Darby & Jimmie Tarlton, "Birmingham Town" (Columbia 15197-D, 1927)
File: CAFS1330

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