Love Somebody, Yes I Do

DESCRIPTION: "Love somebody, yes I do (x3), Love somebody, but I won't tell who. Love somebody, yes I do (x3), And I hope somebody loves me too." "...Love somebody, yes I do, 'Tween sixteen and twenty-two."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1924 (recording, Sid Harkreader)
KEYWORDS: love nonballad
FOUND IN:
REFERENCES (3 citations):
Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag, pp. 140-141, "Love Somebody, Yes I Do" (1 short text, 1 tune)
Chase-AmericanFolkTalesAndSongs, p. 206, "I Love Somebody, Yes I Do" (1 tune, presumably this piece)
Silber/Silber-FolksingersWordbook, p. 141, "Love Somebody, Yes I Do" (1 text)
Roud #7407
RECORDINGS:
Arkansas Barefoot Boys ,"I Love Somebody" (OKeh 45217, 1928)
Crook Brothers String Band, "Love Somebody" (Victor V-40099, 1929)
Sid Harkreader, "Love Somebody" (Vocalion 14887, 1924)
Land Norris, "I Love Somebody" (OKeh 45033, c. 1926; rec. 1925; on CrowTold02)
Joe & Tommy Thompson, "Love Somebody (Soldier's Joy)" (on ClassOT)
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Soldier's Joy" (tune)
File: San140

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