“Way Down in Rackensack (Old Coon Dog)”

Description

"Somebody stole my old coon dog, I wish they'd bring him back, He drove the big 'uns over the fence An' the little ones through the crack. It's gettin' out the way o' the fiddler O (x3), Way down in Rackensack."

Recordings

• Bradley Kincaid, "Old Coon Dog" (Brunswick 485, c. 1930)
• George "Shortbuckle" Roark, "My Old Coon Dog"(Columbia 15383-D, 1929; rec. 1928; a melange that also includes bits of, among other songs, "Whoa, Mule," "Possum Up a Gum Stump," and "Shoo Fly")
• Fiddlin' Doc Roberts, "My Old Coon Dog" (Gennett 6558, 1928)

References

1. Randolph 350, "Way Down in Rackensack" (1 text)
2. Roud #7627
3. BI, R350