You Talk About Your Greenbacks

DESCRIPTION: "You talk about your greenbacks being dollar bills, But you ought to see the Natchez when she passes Louisville." (Someone) talks about girls and how they make a living; the singer prepares to jump ship and his girl
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1944 (Wheeler)
KEYWORDS: river abandonment
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Wheeler-SteamboatinDays, p. 119, "You Talk About Yo' Greenbacks" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #10051
File: MWhee119

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