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Black Betty
— "Oh Lawd, Black Betty, bam-ba-lam (x2), Black Betty had a baby, bam-ba-lam (x2)…
Coal Creek Troubles
— "My song is founded on the truth, In poverty we stand. How hard the millionaire…
Columbus Stockade Blues
— "Way down in Columbus, Georgia, I want to go back to Tennessee. Way down in Col…
Corn Pone
— "Corn pone, fat meat, All I ever gets to eat. Better, better than I ever gets a…
Darlin' (I)
— "If I'd a-known my captain was blind, darlin', darlin'... Wouldna gone to work …
Don't You Hear My Hammer Ringing
— Chain-gang work song, with chorus line, "Oh don't you hear my hammer ringing?" …
Goin' Home
— Sung to the swinging of a pick. "Ev'rywhere I look (hanh!), Where I look this m…
Great God A'mighty
— A chopping song with story. "He's a-choppin de new ground (x3), Great God a'mig…
Hammer Ring
— "Oh, my hammer, hammer ring (x2), Ringin' on de buildin, hammer ring (x2)." Don…
I Got to Roll
— "Ham and eggs, pork and beans, I woulda et more, but the cook wasn't clean." "I…