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I don’t want no yellow coon; I'se a bit in love with a big, black, bell, who give to me the mit,; I don't want no yellow coon, a'pesterin' after me,

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Weare, Robert Henry

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voice Coll. by Sung by Mr. Henry Weare M.C. Parler DeValls Bluff, Ark. Nov. 14, 1953 Reel 175 Item 10 I Don't Want No Yellow Coon I'se a bit in love with a big, black, bell, who give to me the mit, When I asked her to be my big, black, belle, she's sure to answer nit, I dressed up in the latest style, I courts her every day, But she says that I'm not black enough, and then she'll up and say, REFRAIN I don't want no yellow coon, a'pesterin' after me, For de coon dat gits this turtle-dove, must be black as black can be, I won't be your lady-love, ay goodness, but you're alow, I don't want no yellow coon, just take the hint and go. I buyed her heaps of presents, I tried to win her back, I taken her to a funeral Around here, in a team and open hack, But when I hints of a wedding, she proudly turns away, And when I trys to steal a kiss, she's always sure to say, REFRAIN One night I went to see her, she met me at the door, And said, I don't want no half-white trash to fool around me no more, I stepped into the parlor, since then I've took to drink, For there sat a coal-black nigger, with his face as black as ink. REFRAIN Funding for digitization provided by the Arkansas Humanities Council and the Happy Hollow Foundation.
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Parler, Mary Celestia
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1953 11 14
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Ozark Folksong Collection

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Keywords

  1. A Capella Singing
  2. Courting
  3. Courtship

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