The Foolish Boy/Swapping Song

This item is part of the W. Amos Abrams Folksong Collection, which includes some 400 individual song titles, most of which have multiple variants. Dr. Abrams recorded songs primarily from the Appalachian region of North Carolina from 1938 to 1946 and transcribed them in 1973. Like the I. G. Greer Collection, the titles contained in Abrams’ collection range from traditional Child Ballads to 19th century popular music to compositions of local origin.

North Carolina--Songs and music

Barter--Songs and music

Domestic animals--Songs and music

Livestock--Songs and music

Horse trading--Songs and music

Folk music--Appalachian Region

I Swapped My Horse and Got Me a Mare, When I was a Little Boy, Papa's Going to Buy Me a Mockingbird, Sister, Sister, Have You Heard?, Mama, Mama, Have You Heard?

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

1937

Abrams, W. Amos (William Amos), 1904-1991

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Song texts

Manuscripts (Documents)

English

Text

1930s

Swapping Songs, Variant 1

Amelia Houck [Mrs. A. H. Cowles], 1883-?. Margaret Cowles, 1916-2002

Margaret daughter of Amelia Houck Cowles, and second cousin of Pearl Cowles. Margaret student of Dr. Abrams.

Pearl Cowles, 1903-1991

Brown Older Ballads - Mostly British - 196(A), Coombs 174, Sharp 217