Have Two Prisoners Here in Jail

DESCRIPTION: "(Here we) have two prisoners in jail (x3), Turn about, ladies, turn, turn, turn, Turn about, ladies, turn." "Stole a farner's pretty little girl." "What will it take to set them free." "Yankee dime (or "Hug and a kiss") will set them free."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1936 (Owens, Swing and Turn, according to Spurgeon-WaltzTheHall-AmericanPlayParty)
KEYWORDS: playparty prison reprieve money
FOUND IN: US(So)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Spurgeon-WaltzTheHall-AmericanPlayParty, p. 112, "Here We Have Two Prisoners in Jail" (1 text, 1 tune)
Roud #12437
File: Spurg112

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