“Four O'Clock”

Description

"Baby, I can't sleep, and neither can I eat; Round your bedside I'm gwine to creep. Four o'clock, baby, four o'clock, I'll make it in about four o'clock."

Notes

A "creeper" song -- that, according to Scarborough, being the southern name for a night visitor. - RBW

References

  1. Scarborough-NegroFS, p. 274, "Four O'Clock" (1 short text, 1 tune)
  2. BI, ScNF274A

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1925 (Scarborough)
Keywords: courting nightvisit
Found in: US(So)