Cott'n-Dance Song

DESCRIPTION: "O Massa said from firs' to las', 'Way down in the cott'n-fiel', Eighteen inches an' a half, 'Way down in... Two stalks an' all de grass, 'Way down..." The work is hard. The singer gambles with Jim. There are possoms in the cotton pile
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1919 (Curtis-Burlin-NegroFolkSongs-TheHamptonSeries)
KEYWORDS: work food gambling slave hardtimes
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Curtis-Burlin-NegroFolkSongs-TheHamptonSeries (III), pp. 98-106, "Cott'n-Dance Song" (1 text with variants, 1 tune with variants)
Roud #17446
File: CuBu098

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