“Dog in the Wood”
Description
"Dog in the wood, Barking at the squirrel; My true love Is as good as the worl'." "Mr. Banks, he loves sugar and tea, Mr. Banks, he loves candy...." "Dog in the wood, Barking at the squirrel."
Supplemental text
Dog in the Wood
Partial text(s)
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From Dorothy Scarborough, On the Trail of Negro Folk-Songs,
pp. 133-134. As recalled from the singing of Alabama Blacks
by John Trotwood Moore.
Dog in the wood
Barking at the squirrel;
My true love
Is as good as the worl'.
Chorus
Mr. Banks, he loves sugar and tea,
Mr. Banks, he loves candy.
Mr. Banks he can whirl around
And kiss the girls so handy.
Dog in the wood,
Barking at the squirrel.
Roses are red and violet blue,
Sugar is sweet and so are you.
(1 additional stanza)
Notes
This shares a chorus with the song I've indexed as "Sugar and Tea," but the verses are so distinct (this is a hunting song, that a courting song) that I've tentatively split them. It appears (due to an abrupt change in stanza form) that Scarborough's text may be a mixture anyway. - RBW
Cross references
- cf. "Sugar and Tea" (lyrics)
References
- Scarborough-NegroFS, pp. 133-134, (no title) (1 text)
- ST ScNF133A (Partial)
- BI, ScNF133A