Mississippi County Farm Blues

DESCRIPTION: ("Wish I was a babe in my mama's arms"(3x) Wouldn't a been here working on the county farm.") Floating blues verses include "And I hate to hear that big bell dong ... Poor boy, poor boy, you're going on."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1930 (StuffDreams1)
KEYWORDS: captivity prison floatingverses nonballad prisoner
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RECORDINGS:
Son House, "Mississippi County Farm Blues" (on StuffDreams1)
NOTES [69 words]: Three line blues: the first line is repeated -- more or less -- and the last line completes the thought.
Son House's "hate to hear" verse takes off on Blind Lemon Jefferson's "Have you ever heard the church bell dong" ("See That My Grave Is Kept Clean") by tolling on his bass string. Other floating verses comment on life in jail: "Some got six months and some a year ... Poor me, poor me got a lifetime here." - BS
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File: RcMCFB

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