Linktem Blue (Reeling Song)

DESCRIPTION: "All along, all along, All along, all along, All along, all along, Linktem blue." "Linktem blue is a very fine song, All along, all along, All along, all along, All along, all along, Linktem blue." Reportedly used to count knots while weaving yarn
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (Scarborough)
KEYWORDS: nonballad
FOUND IN: US(NE,So)
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Flanders/Brown-VermontFolkSongsAndBallads, p. 34, "Reeling Song" (1 text)
Scarborough-OnTheTrailOfNegroFolkSongs, p. 19, (no title) (1 text)
ST FlBr034 (Full)
RECORDINGS:
Margaret MacArthur, "Linktem Blue" (on MMacArthur01)
File: FlBr034

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