“Heavy-Hipped Woman (Black Gal)”

Description

"Quit yo' long-time talkin' bout yo' heavy-hipped woman, she done gone, she done gone." "My woman, she keeps on grumblin', Bout a new pair of shoes." Verses about poverty, work, prison, courting, a runaway woman, almost anything else.

Notes

Since this is one of those wonderful Lomax accumulations of unrelated verses (from, e.g. "Take This Hammer"/"Swannanoah Tunnel"), it's hard to tell what the real story of this song is. I hope you can identify its relatives.... - RBW

References

  1. Lomax-FSNA 294, "Black Gal" (1 text, 1 tune)
  2. Lomax-ABFS, pp. 13-14, "Heavy-Hipted Woman" (1 text, 1 tune)
  3. DT, HEAVYHIP*
  4. Roud #6714
  5. BI, LoF294

About

Author: unknown
Earliest date: 1934
Found in: US(SE)