Old King Buzzard
DESCRIPTION: "Old King Buzzard floating high, 'Sho do wish old cow would die.' Old cow died, old calf cried, 'Oh mourner, you shall be free.'"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (Scarborough)
KEYWORDS: food bird animal
FOUND IN: US(SE)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Scarborough-OnTheTrailOfNegroFolkSongs, p. 193, (no title) (1 fragment)
File: ScNF193A
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