O-o-oh, Sistren an' Bred'ren

DESCRIPTION: "O-o-oh, sistren an' bredren, Don't you think it is a sin For to go to peel potatoes An' to cas' away de skin? De skin feeds de pigs, An de pigs feeds you, O-o-oh, sistren an' bredren, Is not dat true?"
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1925 (Scarborough)
KEYWORDS: food animal
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Scarborough-OnTheTrailOfNegroFolkSongs, p. 189, "O-o-oh, Sistren an' Bred'ren" (1 text, 1 tune)
NOTES [15 words]: About as close as traditional music gets to an ecology song, when you think about it. - RBW
File: ScaNF189

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