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Johnny Booker; Johnny Booger; I drove down to Ligberg town
1. Johnny Booker; Johnny Booger; I drove down to Ligberg town

Sanders, Raymond

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Work
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Johnny Booker; Johnny Booger; I drove down to Ligberg town broke my yoke in the collar of the crown
2. Johnny Booker; Johnny Booger; I drove down to Ligberg town broke my yoke in the collar of the crown

Sanders, Raymond

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Work
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O my loving brother, when the world's on fire; My lovin' father; Lovin' father don't you want to go to Heaven; 0 my loving brother, when the world's on fire, Don't you want God's bosom to be your pillow?
3. O my loving brother, when the world's on fire; My lovin' father; Lovin' father don't you want to go to Heaven; 0 my loving brother, when the world's on fire, Don't you want God's bosom to be your pillow?

Anderson, W.C. (Wesley C.)

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Religion
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Glory be to God, my soul's high; Glory be to God, my soul's high
4. Glory be to God, my soul's high; Glory be to God, my soul's high

Stephens, Charlotte

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Bible; Music; Religion; Scripture; Singing; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Crawdad song; Got on a train and I paid no fare; Sweet thing; Crawdad hole; You git a line and i'll git a pole, honey,
5. Crawdad song; Got on a train and I paid no fare; Sweet thing; Crawdad hole; You git a line and i'll git a pole, honey,

Vick, Audette

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Crawdad
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Little old nigger baby; Talk about your bad coons, I'se one of them myself,; I'se a little old Nigger Baby,
6. Little old nigger baby; Talk about your bad coons, I'se one of them myself,; I'se a little old Nigger Baby,

Fultz, Helen; Hogan, Phydella

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Murder, Fight
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Irish mail robber; Prisoner for life; I wish my two cheeks was as red as the rose,
7. Irish mail robber; Prisoner for life; I wish my two cheeks was as red as the rose,

Sallee, Albert

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Jails; Prison
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Poem: First banjo
8. Poem: First banjo

Lewis, Vada

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Musical Instruments
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Ragtime Joe; Where the little darkies go,
9. Ragtime Joe; Where the little darkies go,

Mobley, Theodore

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Curricula; Education
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Shortening bread; Shortnin' bread; Two little niggers lying in bed, One of them sick, and the other one dead,
10. Shortening bread; Shortnin' bread; Two little niggers lying in bed, One of them sick, and the other one dead,

Dethero, W.T.

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Food; Foodstuffs
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Don’ you weep, mah honey: A pseudo Negro lullaby with the following refrain; Pseudo Negro lullaby with the following refrain; Don' you cry, ma honey
11. Don’ you weep, mah honey: A pseudo Negro lullaby with the following refrain; Pseudo Negro lullaby with the following refrain; Don' you cry, ma honey

Flowers, Robert E. Lee

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Infants; Lullaby
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Go slow, Mr. Coon, go slow; I done had a heap a trouble lately, But it ain't no fault of mine,; Go slow, Mr. Coon, go slow,
12. Go slow, Mr. Coon, go slow; I done had a heap a trouble lately, But it ain't no fault of mine,; Go slow, Mr. Coon, go slow,

Weare, Robert Henry

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Courting; Courtship
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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,
13. 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,

Weare, Robert Henry

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Courting; Courtship
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Miss Dinah; Night-time a-comin and daylight a-scootin,
14. Miss Dinah; Night-time a-comin and daylight a-scootin,

Weare, Robert Henry

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Courting; Courtship
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Johnson's mule; Johnson had an old gray mule,
15. Johnson's mule; Johnson had an old gray mule,

Crutcher, Lena

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Mule
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Hoochie coochie in the sky (fragment); Huchey Cuchey In the sky; Hootchy-Cootchy in the sky; I haven't got no money and I don't went to none,
16. Hoochie coochie in the sky (fragment); Huchey Cuchey In the sky; Hootchy-Cootchy in the sky; I haven't got no money and I don't went to none,

Campbell, Booth

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Rufus Brown
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Chicken; C and the way to begin
17. Chicken; C and the way to begin

Eberland, Jack

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Spelling, Chicken
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Party game: Four in the middle; Coffee grows on white oak trees; Coffee grows on white oak trees, River flows with brandy-o
18. Party game: Four in the middle; Coffee grows on white oak trees; Coffee grows on white oak trees, River flows with brandy-o

Fox, Benson; Fox, Fleecy

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Dance; Dancing; Play Party
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Humble bumble ; Humble bumble (Three black crows); Three black crows; Three ravens; There were three crows sat on a tree, And they were black as crows could be.
19. Humble bumble ; Humble bumble (Three black crows); Three black crows; Three ravens; There were three crows sat on a tree, And they were black as crows could be.

Pershall, Lee, Mrs.

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Crows, Animals, Horse
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Goo-goo eyes; A big black man in a minstrel show,; Just because she made those goo-goo eyes,
20. Goo-goo eyes; A big black man in a minstrel show,; Just because she made those goo-goo eyes,

Dethero, W.T.

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Minstrel Show; Minstrels
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Jump, Jim Crow; Jump Jim Crow; Jim Crow; Is that you, Sambo? NO, it 'tis Jim
21. Jump, Jim Crow; Jump Jim Crow; Jim Crow; Is that you, Sambo? NO, it 'tis Jim

Dethero, W.T.

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Minstrels; Sambo, Jim Crow
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Negro spiritual (If you want to go to heaven by and by); If you want to go to heaven by and by; If you wanta go to heaven, bow on your knees
22. Negro spiritual (If you want to go to heaven by and by); If you want to go to heaven by and by; If you wanta go to heaven, bow on your knees

Davis, Lula

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bible; Heaven; Religion; Scripture
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See dat ship come sailin’; Oh, see dat ship come a-sailin’
23. See dat ship come sailin’; Oh, see dat ship come a-sailin’

Davis, T.M.

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bible; Religion; Scripture; Spirituals
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Tennessee nigger; Was you ever down in Tennessee,; And sing tiddle dee am dee eye dee
24. Tennessee nigger; Was you ever down in Tennessee,; And sing tiddle dee am dee eye dee

Henry, Rachel

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Banjo; Bible; Education; Tennessee
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Hoochie coochie in the sky (Continued) and explanation; Huchey cuchey n the sky; Hootchy-cootchy in the sky; I haven't got no money and I don't went to none,
25. Hoochie coochie in the sky (Continued) and explanation; Huchey cuchey n the sky; Hootchy-cootchy in the sky; I haven't got no money and I don't went to none,

Campbell, Booth

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Dance; Rufus Brown
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Anything; Sing Anything; I've got a song called anything; Anything, anything is what the people say
26. Anything; Sing Anything; I've got a song called anything; Anything, anything is what the people say

Janzen, Otto, Mrs.

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals, Jew's Harp, Dance, Tobacco; Music
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Ham bone; Mamma, Mamma, Have You Heard?; Hush up baby; Hambone, hambone, Mama gonna Mama gonna cook you a mockin' bird
27. Ham bone; Mamma, Mamma, Have You Heard?; Hush up baby; Hambone, hambone, Mama gonna Mama gonna cook you a mockin' bird

Robinson, A.D.

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Food; Foodstuffs
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No local title; Boarding- house; Eggs and ham is getting mighty scarce
28. No local title; Boarding- house; Eggs and ham is getting mighty scarce

Martin, Montie (Mrs.)

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Food; Food, Hotel, Jordan, Chariot; Foodstuffs
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Standing in the need of prayer; Not my mother nor my sister, but it's me 0 Lord,; It's me, it's me, it's me, O Lord,
29. Standing in the need of prayer; Not my mother nor my sister, but it's me 0 Lord,; It's me, it's me, it's me, O Lord,

Anderson, W.C. (Wesley C.)

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bible; Prayer, Religion; Religion; Scripture
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Big White House; Once I had a big white house sixteen stories high
30. Big White House; Once I had a big white house sixteen stories high

Jones, Ercella

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Food; Foodstuffs; Slaver; Slavery; Slavery, Food, South
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See no fire; See no fire, but I'se burning down,
31. See no fire; See no fire, but I'se burning down,

Moore, Robert Kennon

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Music; Railroads; Work; Work Song
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Boil them cabbage down; Bile 'em cabbage down; Boil them cabbage down,
32. Boil them cabbage down; Bile 'em cabbage down; Boil them cabbage down,

Shackleford, Walter

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Food; Foodstuffs
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Devil doings; Devil and the farmer's wife; Farmer's curst wife; Power of a woman; Farmer's cursed wife; Old man under the hill; Devil's song; Devil and the farmer; Ole devil and the lady,; The old devil came to me one day at the plow,; Sing whacka falloo,fallady aye ay,
33. Devil doings; Devil and the farmer's wife; Farmer's curst wife; Power of a woman; Farmer's cursed wife; Old man under the hill; Devil's song; Devil and the farmer; Ole devil and the lady,; The old devil came to me one day at the plow,; Sing whacka falloo,fallady aye ay,

Ripley, George, Mrs.

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Devil, Marriage, Farming, Fight; Marriage; Quarreling
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Hey nigger [sic], where’d you come from ; Nigger, where'd you come from; Hey the nigger, hey the nigger, ole Jim Brown,
34. Hey nigger [sic], where’d you come from ; Nigger, where'd you come from; Hey the nigger, hey the nigger, ole Jim Brown,

Shackleford, Walter

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Jim Brown
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It tis the master calling me; Oh, let me go, I cannot stay,
35. It tis the master calling me; Oh, let me go, I cannot stay,

Shackleford, Walter

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Slaver; Slavery
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Make me one pallet on the floor; Make me one pallet on the floor,
36. Make me one pallet on the floor; Make me one pallet on the floor,

Shackleford, Walter

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Courting; Courtship
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Whoa mule, whoa fool; Kicking mule; Whoa dat mule; Whoa mule, whoa fool, whoa mule, Couldn't get the saddle on that old mule,
37. Whoa mule, whoa fool; Kicking mule; Whoa dat mule; Whoa mule, whoa fool, whoa mule, Couldn't get the saddle on that old mule,

Shackleford, Walter

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Animals; Mule
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Banjo song; Happy was the only nigger runnin on the packet,
38. Banjo song; Happy was the only nigger runnin on the packet,

Parker, Allie Long

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Banjo, Happiness; Emotions; Musical Instruments
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Hark, from the tomb; Hark, from the tomb a doleful sound
39. Hark, from the tomb; Hark, from the tomb a doleful sound

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Burial; Burials; Religion; Religion, Grave; Scripture
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Hark, from the tomb; Hark, from the tomb a doleful sound
40. Hark, from the tomb; Hark, from the tomb a doleful sound

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bible; Death; Religion; Religion, Grave; Scripture
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Kicking mule; There was a man lived in this town; Whoa, mule, whoa
41. Kicking mule; There was a man lived in this town; Whoa, mule, whoa

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Mule, Texas, Tragedy, Suicide
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Little yellow gal; There's a little log cabin way down in Tennessee; Honey, you more than one
42. Little yellow gal; There's a little log cabin way down in Tennessee; Honey, you more than one

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Love; Nostalgia; Tennessee, Nostalgia, Love, Race
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Little yellow gal; There's a little log cabin way down in Tennessee,; Honey, you more than one,
43. Little yellow gal; There's a little log cabin way down in Tennessee,; Honey, you more than one,

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Love; Nostalgia; Tennessee, Nostalgia, Love
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Pretty Maggie (frag.); Lover's lament; Black-eyed Mary; Handsome Molly; I'll set my foot on ship, boys,
44. Pretty Maggie (frag.); Lover's lament; Black-eyed Mary; Handsome Molly; I'll set my foot on ship, boys,

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bodies Of Water; Ship, Sea; Ships
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Pretty Maggie (fragment); Lover's lament; Black-eyed Mary; Pretty Maggie; Handsome Molly; I'll set my foot on ship, boys,
45. Pretty Maggie (fragment); Lover's lament; Black-eyed Mary; Pretty Maggie; Handsome Molly; I'll set my foot on ship, boys,

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bodies Of Water; Ship, Sea; Ships
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Roving little darky; - - - a roving little darkie
46. Roving little darky; - - - a roving little darkie

Griffin, Hallie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Agriculture; Alabama, Cotton, Slavery; Farming; Slaver; Slavery
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Slave song; I'm just as free as the water That rolls at my feet,; Oh, master, I pray thee,
47. Slave song; I'm just as free as the water That rolls at my feet,; Oh, master, I pray thee,

Stanley, Lola

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Freedom; Freedom, Slavery; Liberty; Slaver; Slavery
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Utah Carl; Utah Carrol; Utah Carroll; Utah Carroll's last ride; My friend, you've asked a question
48. Utah Carl; Utah Carrol; Utah Carroll; Utah Carroll's last ride; My friend, you've asked a question

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Cowboys; Cowboys, Cattle, Death; Death
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Utah Carl; Utah Carrol; Utah Carroll; Utah Carroll's last ride; My friend, you've asked a question That makes me sad and still,
49. Utah Carl; Utah Carrol; Utah Carroll; Utah Carroll's last ride; My friend, you've asked a question That makes me sad and still,

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Cowboys; Cowboys, Cattle, Death; Death
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Old zippy coon; Old zippy coon; Way down South Lou Tesky had a nigger
50. Old zippy coon; Old zippy coon; Way down South Lou Tesky had a nigger

Dethero, W.T.

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Quarreling; South, Lou Tesky, Fight
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Please don’t talk about me; Please don't talk about me
51. Please don’t talk about me; Please don't talk about me

Robinson, Adgie Lee

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Deception; Lying
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Miss Dinah; Night-time a-comin and daylight a-scootin,
52. Miss Dinah; Night-time a-comin and daylight a-scootin,

Weare, Robert Henry

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Courting; Courtship; Food; Foodstuffs; Nature
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Old Dan Tucker; Dan Tucker; Ole Dan Tucker; Old Dan Tucker's down in town Swingin the ladies all around.; Get out the way for old Dan Tucker
53. Old Dan Tucker; Dan Tucker; Ole Dan Tucker; Old Dan Tucker's down in town Swingin the ladies all around.; Get out the way for old Dan Tucker

Countz, Marvin, Mrs.

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Dancing; Gambling; Humor; Wit And Humor
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Some folks say that a nigger won’t steal; Well, some people say that a nigger won!t steal,; Oh, where do we come from, knock a nigger down,
54. Some folks say that a nigger won’t steal; Well, some people say that a nigger won!t steal,; Oh, where do we come from, knock a nigger down,

Weare, Robert Henry

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Banjo; Country Life; Rural Life; Virginia
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Dearest May; Darkies, listen unto me; a story I'll relate;; Oh, May, dearest May,You're lovely as the day
55. Dearest May; Darkies, listen unto me; a story I'll relate;; Oh, May, dearest May,You're lovely as the day

Hammontree, Doney

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Emotions; Grief; Nature; Slaver; Slavery
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Gold banjo; Gold banjo; I wish that gal was mine; Old Joe Clark; Old Joe Clark; I had a banjo made of gold
56. Gold banjo; Gold banjo; I wish that gal was mine; Old Joe Clark; Old Joe Clark; I had a banjo made of gold

Crutcher, Lena

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Banjo; Longing; Love; Musical Instruments
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House carpenter's wife; James Harris; Daemon lover; Well met; James Harris (The daemon lover); Well met, well met, my own true love!
57. House carpenter's wife; James Harris; Daemon lover; Well met; James Harris (The daemon lover); Well met, well met, my own true love!

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bodies Of Water; Emotions; Regret; Sea; Temptation
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Noah and the ark; Noah built the Ark and he built it on the ground
58. Noah and the ark; Noah built the Ark and he built it on the ground

Davis, Lula

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Bible; Noah; Religion; Scripture; Spirituals
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What you gwine do in Egypt; What you gwine to do in Egypt when your lamp goes out?
59. What you gwine do in Egypt; What you gwine to do in Egypt when your lamp goes out?

Davis, T.M.

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bible; Egypt; Minstrel; Religion; Scripture
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Nigger crap game; Nigger crappgame; Oh, I went to a Nigger crap game, it was against my will,
60. Nigger crap game; Nigger crappgame; Oh, I went to a Nigger crap game, it was against my will,

Woodruff, Fred

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Gambling; Hundred Dollar Bills; Mountalotty Board
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Black girl; In the pines where the sun never shines; In the pines; Black girl, black girl, don't you lie to me, Tell me where did you sleep last night?
61. Black girl; In the pines where the sun never shines; In the pines; Black girl, black girl, don't you lie to me, Tell me where did you sleep last night?

Priest, Ramona

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Death; Emotions; Love; Pines, Trainwreck, Death Of A Lover, Grief; Railroads
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Big black nigger; There's a big black nigger living in this town,
62. Big black nigger; There's a big black nigger living in this town,

Riggins, Ollie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Emotions; Fear, Wealth, Jealosy, Murder; Jealousy; Murder; Wealth
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Uncle Ned; Old Uncle Ned; There was an old nigger, his name was Uncle Ned,
63. Uncle Ned; Old Uncle Ned; There was an old nigger, his name was Uncle Ned,

Riggins, Ollie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Death; Fiddles; Fiddling; Old Age; Old Age, Fiddle, Work, Death; Work
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Poor old slave; The poor old slave has gone to rest
64. Poor old slave; The poor old slave has gone to rest

Smith, Rita; McNabb, Marilyn

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Death; Freedom; Liberty; Slaver; Slavery; Slavery, Death, Freedom
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Dont call the roll till I get there; Please Lord, Please Sir, Don't call the roll till I get there,
65. Dont call the roll till I get there; Please Lord, Please Sir, Don't call the roll till I get there,

Hodges, Betty

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Bible; Religion; Scripture; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Get along home, Cindy; I went up on the mountain thought I heard a rabbit sneeze; Get along home Cindy
66. Get along home, Cindy; I went up on the mountain thought I heard a rabbit sneeze; Get along home Cindy

Harness, Lowell; Fox, Benson; Fox, Fleecy

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Food; Foodstuffs; Love; Mountain, Rabbit, Food; Nature
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I can hear my Savior calling; I can hear my Savior calling
67. I can hear my Savior calling; I can hear my Savior calling

Hodges, Betty

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Bible; Religion; Religion, Jesus; Scripture; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Leaning on the everlasting arms; Oh how bright the path grow from day to day
68. Leaning on the everlasting arms; Oh how bright the path grow from day to day

Spencer, Sadie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Bible; Religion; Scripture; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Oh, Mary, don't you weep; Mary Don't You Weep; My, my, sister how you walk on the cross; Oh, Mary don’t you weep, don’t you moan
69. Oh, Mary, don't you weep; Mary Don't You Weep; My, my, sister how you walk on the cross; Oh, Mary don’t you weep, don’t you moan

Spencer, Sadie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Bible; Religion; Scripture; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Wait, hangman; Maid freed from the gallows; Hangman; Freed From the Gallows; Hang Me, Oh Hang Me; The Gallows Tree; Hangman Slacken; Wait, Hangman, wait, Hangman, just stay your hand,
70. Wait, hangman; Maid freed from the gallows; Hangman; Freed From the Gallows; Hang Me, Oh Hang Me; The Gallows Tree; Hangman Slacken; Wait, Hangman, wait, Hangman, just stay your hand,

Spencer, Sadie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Executions And Executioners; Freedom; Hanging, Freedom; Liberty; Public Executions
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When the bridegroom comes; Have oil in your vessel
71. When the bridegroom comes; Have oil in your vessel

Spencer, Sadie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Bible; Religion; Scripture; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Old time religion; That old-time religion; Give me that old-time religion,; Give me that old-time religion,
72. Old time religion; That old-time religion; Give me that old-time religion,; Give me that old-time religion,

Anderson, W.C. (Wesley C.)

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bible; Religion; Religion, Heaven, Jews, Paul, Silas; Scripture
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Roll the old chariot along; We'll Roll the Chariot Along; We will roll the old chariot along,
73. Roll the old chariot along; We'll Roll the Chariot Along; We will roll the old chariot along,

Anderson, W.C. (Wesley C.)

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Alcohol; Alcoholism; Bible; Religion; Religion, Devil, Tobacco, Alcohol; Scripture; Tobacco
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House carpenter; James Harris (The Daemon lover); You’ve wed, you've wed, said the house to the house carpenter.
74. House carpenter; James Harris (The Daemon lover); You’ve wed, you've wed, said the house to the house carpenter.

Sargent, Irene

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Betrayal; Bodies Of Water; Coming Home, Sea, Temptation, Regret; Emotions; Shipwrecks; Travel
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Uncle Ned; Old Uncle Ned, Uncle Ned; There was an old niger and his name was Uncle Ned; Lay down your shovel and your hoe, hoe, hoe.
75. Uncle Ned; Old Uncle Ned, Uncle Ned; There was an old niger and his name was Uncle Ned; Lay down your shovel and your hoe, hoe, hoe.

Moore, Robert Kennon

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Death; Fiddle, Work, Death; Musical Instruments; Old Age; Work
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You can’t lose me, Charlie; I went out a-courtin' the other night,; Cause you can't lose me, Charlie,
76. You can’t lose me, Charlie; I went out a-courtin' the other night,; Cause you can't lose me, Charlie,

McReynolds, Pearl

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Accidents; Boats; Boats And Boating; Courting; Courtship; Courtship, Boat, Shipwreck, Tragedy
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Old Missouri; Irish mail robber; Prisoner for life; Well it’s old Missouri, old Missouri In the state where I was born
77. Old Missouri; Irish mail robber; Prisoner for life; Well it’s old Missouri, old Missouri In the state where I was born

Poole, Frank

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Love; Missouri, London, Paris, Temperance, Love, Separation; Separation; Separation (Psychology); Temperance
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Uncle Ned; Old Uncle Ned; I once knew a darky, his name was Uncle Ned.
78. Uncle Ned; Old Uncle Ned; I once knew a darky, his name was Uncle Ned.

Williams, Otis

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Death; Old Age; Slaver; Slavery, Old Age, Death
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Boll weevil; Have you heard the latest, the latest of the song,; Just lookin' for a home,
79. Boll weevil; Have you heard the latest, the latest of the song,; Just lookin' for a home,

Parker, Bob; Bulloch, George

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Agriculture; Animals; Boll Weevil, Mexico, Plains, Memphis, Farming, Cotton, Corn; Farming; Nature
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Happy little nigger; Bonnie wants to go, come on with me,
80. Happy little nigger; Bonnie wants to go, come on with me,

McChristian, Gladys

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Alambama, Slavery, Emancipation, Freedom, Possum, Stealing; Freedom; Liberty; Slaver; Slavery
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House carpenter; James Harris; Daemon lover; Too late, too late, my own true love
81. House carpenter; James Harris; Daemon lover; Too late, too late, my own true love

Quigley, Lucy

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Emotions; Greed; Sailing; Ships; Temptation, Dundee, Ships, Sailing, Leaving Home, Regret; Travel
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Hymn; There's a rift in the cloud; There's a rift in the clouds,; Brother, look, look above
82. Hymn; There's a rift in the cloud; There's a rift in the clouds,; Brother, look, look above

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bible; Religion; Religion, Heaven, Jesus, Judgement Day; Scripture
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Hymn; There's a rift in the cloud; There's a rift in the clouds, There's a light breaking through;; Brother, look, look above
83. Hymn; There's a rift in the cloud; There's a rift in the clouds, There's a light breaking through;; Brother, look, look above

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bible; Religion; Religion, Heaven, Jesus, Judgement Day; Scripture
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Kicking mule; Kickin' mule; There was a man lived in this town, His name was Simon Slick;; Whoa, mule, whoa,
84. Kicking mule; Kickin' mule; There was a man lived in this town, His name was Simon Slick;; Whoa, mule, whoa,

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Humor; Mule, Texas, Tragedy, Suicide; Wit And Humor
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Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy
85. Lord have mercy; Lord have mercy, Lord have mercy

Fletcher, J.D.; Greggs, Ruffie; Jones, Gary; Darcy, Leo; McGannis, Joe; Stewart, Indene

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Religion; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Milky white way; Down to the river Jordan; Some of these days; I'm going to walk the milky white way
86. Milky white way; Down to the river Jordan; Some of these days; I'm going to walk the milky white way

Fletcher, J.D.; Greggs, Ruffie; Jones, Gary; Darcy, Leo; McGannis, Joe; Stewart, Indene

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Religion; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Old armchair; Granny's old arm chair; Granny's old armchair; Oh, my grandmother she, At the age of eighty-three
87. Old armchair; Granny's old arm chair; Granny's old armchair; Oh, my grandmother she, At the age of eighty-three

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Family Life; Inheritance; Inheritance And Succession; Inheritance, Wealth, Marriage; Marriage
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Old armchair; Granny's old arm chair; Oh, my grandmother she
88. Old armchair; Granny's old arm chair; Oh, my grandmother she

Lynch, Arlie

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Business; Economics; Inheritance; Inheritance And Succession; Inheritance, Wealth, Marriage; Marriage
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On the sea shore; Down by the sea shore; Lover's lament for her sailor; On the sea shore, Fair is the fairest; As I walked out one evening All on the sea shore,; Cry on, my love's sure gone,
89. On the sea shore; Down by the sea shore; Lover's lament for her sailor; On the sea shore, Fair is the fairest; As I walked out one evening All on the sea shore,; Cry on, my love's sure gone,

Brewer, Pearl

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Bodies Of Water; Death; Love; Rejection; Rejection (Psychology); Sea, Heart Break, Suicide
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Preacher and the bear; A negro preacher went a-hunting
90. Preacher and the bear; A negro preacher went a-hunting

Brewer, Pearl

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Bible; Preacher, Bear, Hunting, Jonah, Daniel, Fight, Escape; Quarreling; Religion; Scripture
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Bachelor's hall; Keep bachelor hall; When young men go courting; How hard is the fate of poor womankind,
91. Bachelor's hall; Keep bachelor hall; When young men go courting; How hard is the fate of poor womankind,

Creekmore, Bob

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Courting; Courtship; Men; Women; Women, Young Men, Courtship
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Carve that possum; Possum song; Possum song; Don't you hear dem dogs a-barkin' And a-fussin' over dere,; Carve that possum, carve that possum,
92. Carve that possum; Possum song; Possum song; Don't you hear dem dogs a-barkin' And a-fussin' over dere,; Carve that possum, carve that possum,

Mobley, Theodore

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Dog, Possum, Hunting, Food; Food; Foodstuffs; Hunting
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Come we that love the Lord; Come here that love the Lord
93. Come we that love the Lord; Come here that love the Lord

Tucker, (Mr.); Tucker, (Mrs.); Tucker Family

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Religion; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Hornet song; When Moses was sent to lead Israel out Into Canaan's rich fruit-bearing land,
94. Hornet song; When Moses was sent to lead Israel out Into Canaan's rich fruit-bearing land,

Smith, Fred

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Animals; Bible; Canaan; Israel; Jonah; Moses; Religion; Scripture
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Pretty little miss in her garden; Pretty little miss; Fair young maiden; Pretty fair maid; Maiden in the garden; Sweetheart in the army; Pretty fair maid down in the garden; Pretty fair miss; William Hall; A pretty little miss all in her garden,
95. Pretty little miss in her garden; Pretty little miss; Fair young maiden; Pretty fair maid; Maiden in the garden; Sweetheart in the army; Pretty fair maid down in the garden; Pretty fair miss; William Hall; A pretty little miss all in her garden,

Minnick, Betty

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; Coming Home; Cowboys; Love; Separation; Separation (Psychology); Travel
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These are my father's children; These are all of my Father’s children, Amen!
96. These are my father's children; These are all of my Father’s children, Amen!

Tucker, (Mr.); Tucker, (Mrs.); Tucker Family

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Religion; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Amazing grace; Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,
97. Amazing grace; Amazing grace, how sweet the sound,

Crockett, Dorothy

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Bible; Religion; Scripture; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel?; Preacher and the bear; Oh, my Lord delivered Danuel, delivered Danuel, delivered Danuel
98. Didn’t my Lord deliver Daniel?; Preacher and the bear; Oh, my Lord delivered Danuel, delivered Danuel, delivered Danuel

Campbell, Lula

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Bible; Daniel; Jews; Religion; Scripture; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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Four and twenty elders on their knees; There are four and twenty elders on their knees,; 0 Lord, have mercy, if you please.
99. Four and twenty elders on their knees; There are four and twenty elders on their knees,; 0 Lord, have mercy, if you please.

Warren, Theresa; Campbell, Lula

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Bible; Religion; Scripture; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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If I could hear my mother pray again; If I could hear my mother pray again
100. If I could hear my mother pray again; If I could hear my mother pray again

Long Grove Negro Baptist Church (Patterson, Woodruff County, Ark.)

Keywords:

    A Capella Singing; African American Musicians; African Americans; Bible; Prayer; Religion; Scripture; Spirituals; Spirituals (Songs)
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