Lynchburg Town

One leaf of lined paper handwritten in pencil on both sides. The document is in good physical condition. The document was laminated. The lower right corner was folded into the laminate. The document was folded horizontally into thirds, possibly for mailing. The document is located on the reverse side of "Old Joe Clark," Variant 1, Page 1. The informant citation is located on the latter document.

Folk songs, American -- North Carolina Theft -- Songs and music Hunting dogs -- Songs and music Hens -- Songs and music

Get on Down to Richmond Town. Get Along Down Town. Down to Lynchburg Town. I'se Gwine Down to Town. Git Along Down Town. Going Down to Town. Lebeck Town. Goin' Down to Town

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

5/10/2007

I. G. Greer

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Manuscript

Somebody stole my old coon
dog.
I wish they’d bring him back
He run the big nigger
over the fence
And the little’un through
the crack.

Somebody stole my old blue hen
I wish they’d a let her be
She laid two eggs on every day
And Sunday she laid three

Lynchburg Town

Ruth Grogan, 1912-

Zionville, Watauga County, North Carolina

Brown, Blackface Minstrel, Negro Songs - 415 Combs, 231 Warner, 181

126 mm x 203 mm

2013-10-08

113_LynchburgTown

2006-08-03

Alexandra S. Toomey