Things Are Comin' My Way

DESCRIPTION: "I've got the left hind leg of a rabbit, And things are comin' my way." "He said, oh me... I feel happy all the time." "How good I feel, I got possession of an automobile, And I can eat chicken and I don't have to steal, Because things are comin'..."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1977 (Sing Out)
KEYWORDS: animal nonballad campsong
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Averill-CampSongsFolkSongs, p. 94, "I've Got the Left Hind Foot of a Rabbit" (notes only)
DT, EVMYWAY
ADDITIONAL: _Sing Out_ magazine, Volume 26, #2 (1977), p, 20, "Things Are Comin' My Way" (1 text, 1 tune, the Bessie Jones version)
ALTERNATE TITLES:
Everything's Going My Way
NOTES [24 words]: Not to be confused with "Things About Comin' My Way," which is a near-blues about an out-of-luck singer who expects things to turn around. - RBW
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