Bumblebee Cotton, Peckerwood Corn

DESCRIPTION: Liza grabs the singer, demanding sexual gratification. The singer responds appropriately.
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE:
KEYWORDS: bawdy humorous seduction sex
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Randolph/Legman-RollMeInYourArms I, pp. 325-328, "Bumblebee Cotton, Peckerwood Corn" (7 texts, 1 tune)
NOTES [36 words]: According to Ronald G. Killion and Charles T. Waller, A Treasury of Georgia Folklore, Cherokee Publishing Company, 1972, p. 192, a "peckerwood" is a woodpecker, but I rather doubt that is the meaning here.... - RBW
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File: RL325

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