Oh, Poor Cooner Johns
DESCRIPTION: "Oh, poor Cooner Johns, Farm, farm, my lady, Give poor Cooner one more cent, Farm, farm, my lady."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1971 (NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal)
KEYWORDS: farming
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
NorthCarolinaFolkloreJournal, Richard Walser, "His Worship the John Kuner" Vol. XIX, No. 4 (Nov 1971), p. 168, "(Oh, poor Cooner Johns)" (1 text)
NOTES [13 words]: Walser calls this a John Kunnering song. For other such songs, see "Juba!" - RBW
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