Possum Up a 'Simmon Tree

This item is part of the I. G. Greer Folksong Collection which consists of more than 300 individual song titles and their variants as collected by Isaac Garfield Greer (1881-1967) from informants, primarily in Ashe, Wilkes and Watauga counties. The collection includes manuscripts, typescript transcriptions produced by Dr. Greer’s clerical staff, and handwritten musical notations. Songs range from traditional Child Ballads, traditional English and Scottish ballads as well as their American variants, to 19th century popular music to musical compositions of local origin.

Folk songs--United States

Hunting dogs--Songs and music

Cows--Songs and music

Hens--Songs and music

Possum Up de 'Simmon Tree, Possum Up the 'Simmon Tree, Possum Up a Gum Tree, Raccoon Up de Tree, Old Rattler

AC.113 Isaac Garfield (I.G.) Greer Papers and Recordings

W. L. Eury Appalachian Collection, Appalachian State University

Greer, I. G. (Isaac Garfield), 1881-1967

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Brown, Jingles About Animals - 161

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