“Cotton the Kid”
Description
Cotton seems "a nice kid... Until he became a rolling stone at the age of seventeen." After a brief career as a thief, the sheriff "come got him and threw him in jail." Cotton escapes and vanishes; the singer advises against trying to catch him
Notes
This song is item dE37 in Laws's Appendix II. - RBW
References
- Randolph 171, "Cotton the Kid" (1 text)
- Roud #4097
- BI, R171