“Belle-a-Lee”
Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1924
Found in: US(MW)
Description
A steamboat chant with the refrain "Oh, Belle! Oh, Belle!": "Belle-a-Lee's got no time, Oh, Belle! oh Belle! Robert E. Lee's got railroad time...." "Wish I was in Mobile Bay... Rollin' Cotton by the day...."
Notes
This uses lyrics from "Hieland Laddie," which is far better known, but the form appears different enough that I tentatively separate them. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Stow'n' Sugar in de Hull Below" (floating lyrics)
- cf. "Hieland Laddie" (floating lyrics)
References
- Botkin-MRFolklr, p. 592, [no title] (1 text)
- BI, BMRF592A
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