Greens

DESCRIPTION: "Greens, greens, good old (collard/culluhed) greens, I eats 'em in the mornin', I eats 'em in the night, I eats 'em all the time; They make me feel just right."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1927 (Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag)
KEYWORDS: food nonballad
FOUND IN: US
REFERENCES (2 citations):
Sandburg-TheAmericanSongbag, p. 347, "Greens" (1 fragment, 1 tune)
Pankake/Pankake-PrairieHomeCompanionFolkSongBook, p. 8, "Collard Greens" (1 text, tune referenced)
Roud #4491
CROSS-REFERENCES:
cf. "Turnip Greens" (lyrics, subject)
cf. "Carrot Greens" (lyrics, subject)
NOTES [73 words]: It's not clear whether the Sandburg and Pankake songs are the same (about all they have in common are the phrase "good old collard greens") -- but both are fragments; it seems pointless to separate them.
The Pankakes have another song, "Turnip Greens," which may spring from the same, er, roots. However, I would consider it a distinct song (although Roud lumps them); if I combined the latter with anything, it would be "Carrot Greens." - RBW
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