Walky-Talky Jenny

DESCRIPTION: Minstrel recitation with chorus: "O, walky-talky Jenny an' a hubble for your trouble...." Incidents include a fight with a racist, an argument with a woman he has rescued from a fire, and an incident with his baby and a dog
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag)
KEYWORDS: recitation nonballad Black(s)
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag, pp. 48-49, "Walky-Talky Jenny" (1 text, 1 tune)
File: San048

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