Old Rags, Bottles, Rags

DESCRIPTION: Perhaps the remnants of a ragman's cry: "O ray, buttah, ray!" (x3), i..e. "Old rags, bottles, rags!"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1919 (Curtis-Burlin-NegroFolkSongs-TheHamptonSeries)
KEYWORDS: nonballad commerce
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Curtis-Burlin-NegroFolkSongs-TheHamptonSeries (IV), pp. 156-157, "Old Rags, Bottles, Rags" (1 short text, 1 tune)
File: CuBu156

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