Down to New Orleans (I)

DESCRIPTION: "I went down to New Orleans, But I didn't go there to stay. I stuck my head in a feather bed, And couldn't get away. Fare ye well, my dearest dear, Fare ye well, my darling, Fare ye well, my dearest dear, With the golden slippers on."
AUTHOR: unknown
EARLIEST DATE: 1916 (Wolford-ThePlayPartyInIndiana)
KEYWORDS: playparty travel separation clothes
FOUND IN: US(MW)
REFERENCES (1 citation):
Wolford-ThePlayPartyInIndiana, p. 41=Wolford/Richmond/Tillson-PlayPartyInIndiana, pp. 233-234, "Down to New Orleans" (1 text(
Roud #7900
File: Wolf041

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