Stickit Ball a Hack'

DESCRIPTION: Chorus: "Jack t' the rack back Stickit ball a hack Low ball high ball Scallion jack."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1942 (Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands)
KEYWORDS: nonballad playparty
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands, p. 114, "Stickit Ball a Hack'" (1 text)
NOTES [58 words]: The current description is based on the Parrish-SlaveSongsOfTheGeorgiaSeaIslands text. Parrish writes, "... this curious song is half spoken in a lively fashion, to rhythmic hand clapping. When the verse is finished then [you do the chorus]."
Parrish has no verses but, I assume, they are like "my mother bought me x," "If x won't work then ..." - BS
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File: Parr114

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