“Darling Corey”
Description
"Wake up, wake up, darling Corey, what makes you sleep so sound? The revenue officers are coming, Gonna tear your still-house down." The singer describes Corey's wild career as a moonshiner, and (dreams of) her death and burial
Cross references
- cf. "Little Maggie" (words)
- cf. "Country Blues" (words)
- cf. "Don't Get Trouble in Your Mind" (floating phrase)
Recordings
- Logan English, "Little Cory" (on LEnglish01)
- Roscoe Holcomb, "Darlin Corey" (on Holcomb2, HolcombCD1)
- Buell Kazee, "Darling Cora" (Brunswick 154, 1927); "Darling Corey" [fragment] (on Kazee01)
- Pleaz Mobley, "Darling Cory" (AFS; on AAFS 69, LC14)
- Monroe Brothers, "Darling Corey" (Bluebird B-6512, 1936; Victor 27493, 1941)
- Pete Seeger, "Darling Corey" (on PeteSeeger02, PeteSeegerCD01)
- B. F. Shelton, "Darling Cora" (Victor 35838, 1927; on ConstSor1)
- Jack Wallin, "Darling Cora" (on Wallins1)
- Doc Watson, Gaither Carlton & Arnold Watson, "Darling Corey" (on Watsons01)
References
- Fuson, pp. 134-135, "Little Cora" (1 text, an unusually full version though with several floating verses)
- SharpAp 152, "The Gambling Man" (2 texts, 2 tunes, but only the "B" text is this song; the "A" text is "I Wonder Where's the Gambler")
- Ritchie-Southern, p. 39, "Little Cory" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Lomax-FSUSA 87, "Darlin' Corey" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Lomax-FSNA 135, "Dig a Hole in the Meadow" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Arnett, p. 173, "Darlin' Corrie" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Botkin-SoFolklr, p. 734, "Darling Cory" (1 text, 1 tune)
- PSeeger-AFB, p. 73, "Darlin' Corey" (1 text, 1 tune)
- Silber-FSWB, p. 193, "Darlin' Corey" (1 text)
- DT, DARLCORY
- Roud #5723
- BI, LxU087